January 31, 2013 Debbie passed away during surgery of some kind. This was confirmed by two classmates who remained close to her over the years. Debbie was an attorney, lived in NYC with second husband Bill, and enjoyed doing stand-up at local comedy clubs. 

I was in Creative Writing Club with Debbie, Richard Macklin and Sam Lemon. Clearly, I was not the smartest person in that club! She was sweet, charming, a talented actress. I would have loved to see her perform stand-up comedy!