● Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1941.
● Childhood spent near extended family, grandparents, and cousins.
● Active in drama and a strong student in school.
● Spent summers as a camp counselor.
● In high school, became an exchange student in Torino, Italy, sparking a lifelong love of travel and cultural connection.
● Maintained friendships with her “Italian sisters,” Claudia and Daniela, for decades.
● Studied at University of Michigan, then transferred to Washington University in St. Louis.
● Earned a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Chicago, where she began her professional path.
● Worked as a clinical social worker in Chicago, then moved to Washington, D.C. for new opportunities and independence.
● Served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one of few female social workers at the time — loved supporting military families.
● Later worked at Georgetown University in child development programs.
● Met her future husband, Ed, at a tennis camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado — a one-week romance that led to lifelong love.
● April 28, 1974 married Edward Rosenson and moved to Los Angeles, where she has lived ever since.
● August 20, 1976 birth of her son, Seth Adam Rosenson, who remains a central joy in her life; also very close to her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
● Returned to work after two years of full-time parenting, continuing her long career in medical social work at UCLA and Norris Cancer Hospital.
● Enjoyed 45 years of marriage filled with travel, adventure, and shared independence.
● September 9, 2018 the passing of her husband Ed who was diagnosed with dementia in his 70s and passed away at 78 — she cared for him lovingly until the end.
● Together, she and her family built deep traditions — especially 22 years of cross-country skiing trips to Lone Mountain Ranch in Montana, where they scattered Ed’s ashes.
● Found love and companionship again later in life with partner Mike — a treasured “third chapter” of life.
● Bladder cancer survivor.
● Passionate cat lover — credits Ed for starting the tradition; her rescue cats have each been cherished members of the family