Friday, December 4, 2020
I have the most wonderful memories of my dear Aunt Sally, who was such a good influence on me when I was a young boy. She was then the wife of my mother's brother Irving Shabot, and I stayed with them for weeks at a time in Bradley Beach, N.J. and White Plains, N.Y. when I was seven and eight years old. Sally was an immense educational experience for me, helping me with my reading and opening up vistas for me into the differences between American and British English, but above all Sally was a delightful presence with her laughter, charm, sense of humor.and generous kindness. The whole Shabot family loved Sally so much, and this is exemplified by a story my mother told me: When Grandma Shabot learned that Sally and Irving were getting divorced, she told Sally, "You will always be our daughter." She will always be my aunt. After a silence of some 60 years I became so aware of how important Sally had been to me that I found her address in Larchmont, N.Y. and wrote to her, telling her. Bless her, she answered me, and I treasure her letter. My sincere sympathy to Glynne, Jacqueline, Cathy and all the rest of the family.
Joseph B. Stahl
