Rose Bokser Schwartz ’61 ScM

Rose Bokser Schwartz ’61 ScM, of New York City and Tarpon Springs, Fla.; Feb. 18, after a prolonged illness. She began teaching at the Bronx High School of Science shortly after meeting her husband. She left teaching to raise her family and returned to teach in the mathematics department at Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, N.Y., in 1974. She remained in that position until 1985, when she was named mathematics department chair. She earned a second master’s degree in administration and retired from teaching in 1996 to begin as adjunct assistant professor at SUNY New Paltz, where she supervised math student teachers. She was a member of the executive boards of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State, New York State Association of Mathematics Supervisors, and Ten County Mathematics Educators Association. She had a zest for life and enjoyed traveling, cooking, and playing games with her granddaughters. She is survived by her husband, Sheldon; a daughter and son-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; two granddaughters; and a sister.