I've lost count on how many of these memorials I have written for this site. However, I did not want to leave Frances Roots page blank. She needs to be remembered, because she was a very nice girl who turned into a very nice woman.
My first memory of Frances starts in fourth grade. That's when Donna, my twin, and I started at Lincolnwood school. Frances, Fran Garfield, and Judy Dorfman were friends. I was excited that they wanted to include me in their group. I was excited, because they were tall. Frances Root was very tall and I thought tall came with power. I was wrong. These girls were to nice, they followed all the rules, and to top that off they did their homework. I stayed friendly and moved on to another group that didn't study, but always liked Frances.
Freshman year of high school, one of my teachers advised me to join several clubs. He thought it might help me get into a college. He decided that I join future teachers, future nurses, and Latin club. That's when I saw Frances again. Frances joined because she was interested and liked being in these clubs. I did not. I quit all three clubs and only saw Frances on the stair well. Frances always went up the up staircase and went down the down stair case. Her skirts were always below her knee. She was still doing her home work, She was always sweet and kind to everyone she met. She cheered at basketball games, had many friends, but stopped growing. She was no longer the tall girl from 4 th grade. She was all grown up and now only 4 inches taller then me.
A few months ago, Lynne Freedberg,(Niles west 1964), told me a Frances had died from breast cancer. I'm not sure why I feel so bad., but I do. Frances touched me in a special way., She was great. Why did she have to die before she reached her 55 th birthday?
My only regret is that if I stayed friends with Frances , I could have gotten into a great college. Instead, I married someone, who did his homework and went to a good school. I now wonder if I could have done it on my own.
Frances, if you are reading this memorial, I will buy Judy Dorfman and Fran Garfield, a drink at our 50 th reunion, to celebrate you and your kindness.
I enjoyed Sharry's comments. Frances and I went to Hebrew school together for one year during fourth grade. A bus picked us up at Lincolnwood school and took us to Hebrew school in Skokie. We were the only girls on the bus with a bunch of rowdy boys. I was very glad I had a nice person like her to sit with on the bus. And, yes, she was tall!
Fran, Caren(Ava) Mich, Leslie Berkson and myself were thick like theives. We all hung out together with some other girls, like Suzie Franklin and Adair Tatiel. I am sorry to say that I lost contact with Fran when we were in our 20ies. It was just recently that Fran's cousin Sandy contacted me on Facebook and that is how I found out that she had died of breast cancer when she was 58. Fran never married. I really feel bad that I lost contact with her, especially since we both lived in the Chicagoland area. But things happen and we all go our seperate ways.
But through this reunion, Caren(Ava) and I have hooked up after all these years, because she and I lost contact when she moved to London. We both are trying to find Leslie Berkson and Suzie Franklin. If anyone know anything about either of them, we would love to know.... I remember that Adair did not finish school with us at Niles West.
Fran did catch up with Joan Piere, who went to Lincoln Hall with us, and we all were very close. She, Joan, went on to North Park High School. I have connected with Joan because my part time job is working for her husband, Chuck Schwartz, at his store Card And Party Giant in Glenview.
Anyway, Fran Root was one of my best friend in grade school and high school and I am really sad that I will not be able to reconnect with her at the reunion, as Caren (Ava) and I have discussed this often.
Frances was in some of my classes in Lincoln Hall as well as several at Niles West. She was always taller than me until junior year when I finally got taller. She was a very lovely person, and it's a shame she will not be with us in June. It saddens me every time I have to read one of these !!!!!
Frances had been living in Beaverton, Oregon, at the time of her death (September 24, 2003). We were friends at Lincoln Hall during 6th and 7th grades. I would go to her house after school and we would read True Romance Magazines. She was really nice.
Franny, that's what I called her. She was one of my best friends in grammar and high school.
Me, Lynne Freedberg, Leslie Berkson, Franny Root were thick as thieves, as Lynn Freedberg said in an earlier
Memorial Post. I spent a lot of time at Franny's house. It took me about 7 minutes to ride my bike to her house. Here dad was always around. Maybe he was an accountant, working from home. Her mom was always in bed with a bad backache, and her sister Natlie, was like some sisters and brothers, just doing there thing,
Didn't see Franny much anymore , I guess life happened, we all went our separate ways.
I spoke to Franny many years ago. Possibly before I left the States to live in London.
We talked awhile and then see mentioned that she was dating a married man. As soon as she told me this, I had a bad feeling about the outcome of that situation. I felt sad. If I told Franny anything about what was on my mind, or in my heart .. i dont remember. I just remember feeling, this isn't good!
When I saw that she had passed away, and at such an early age, I was completely shocked. Then I remembered our conversation. Her breast cancer.... who knows, it might be the sadness she felt. I have no idea how her situtation turned out. I do know that she never married. Who knows what the story is here. My opinion, and no one asked, is that part of her was very sad about something to do with love and bingo... Cancer shows up!
Feel sad for my friend, and then I do my best to remember that everything is perfect!
Sometimes it's hard to beleive.
See you the end of June
take care
Ava Gee
(Karen Ava Mich, Gudeman)
Spent time at her house. I remember her dad always being around when I was there. He might have been an accountant who worked from home. Her mother spent a lot of time in bed. She had back problems. And her sister, Natalie, was a big sister, what can i say! Probably, most of us have horror stories about our big sisters and big brothers.....
Franny, Leslie Berkson and Lynne Freedberg were quite tight. I remember always having a good time when we were together. That's what counts.
When I first looked at the Reunion Website I was not ready. Not ready to see who of our friends had passed away.
Sharry Rugendorf (Falcon)
I've lost count on how many of these memorials I have written for this site. However, I did not want to leave Frances Roots page blank. She needs to be remembered, because she was a very nice girl who turned into a very nice woman.
My first memory of Frances starts in fourth grade. That's when Donna, my twin, and I started at Lincolnwood school. Frances, Fran Garfield, and Judy Dorfman were friends. I was excited that they wanted to include me in their group. I was excited, because they were tall. Frances Root was very tall and I thought tall came with power. I was wrong. These girls were to nice, they followed all the rules, and to top that off they did their homework. I stayed friendly and moved on to another group that didn't study, but always liked Frances.
Freshman year of high school, one of my teachers advised me to join several clubs. He thought it might help me get into a college. He decided that I join future teachers, future nurses, and Latin club. That's when I saw Frances again. Frances joined because she was interested and liked being in these clubs. I did not. I quit all three clubs and only saw Frances on the stair well. Frances always went up the up staircase and went down the down stair case. Her skirts were always below her knee. She was still doing her home work, She was always sweet and kind to everyone she met. She cheered at basketball games, had many friends, but stopped growing. She was no longer the tall girl from 4 th grade. She was all grown up and now only 4 inches taller then me.
A few months ago, Lynne Freedberg,(Niles west 1964), told me a Frances had died from breast cancer. I'm not sure why I feel so bad., but I do. Frances touched me in a special way., She was great. Why did she have to die before she reached her 55 th birthday?
My only regret is that if I stayed friends with Frances , I could have gotten into a great college. Instead, I married someone, who did his homework and went to a good school. I now wonder if I could have done it on my own.
Frances, if you are reading this memorial, I will buy Judy Dorfman and Fran Garfield, a drink at our 50 th reunion, to celebrate you and your kindness.
hugs and kissess
sharry
Frances Beth Tucker (Milsk)
Sharry,
What a lovely tribute.
Fran
Janice Liebling (Rosenberg)
I enjoyed Sharry's comments. Frances and I went to Hebrew school together for one year during fourth grade. A bus picked us up at Lincolnwood school and took us to Hebrew school in Skokie. We were the only girls on the bus with a bunch of rowdy boys. I was very glad I had a nice person like her to sit with on the bus. And, yes, she was tall!Donna Lee Rugendorf (Kennedy)
Fran will be missed at the reunion. It was sad to read that she had passed away. I remember that she was a nice person and got along with everyone.
Lynne Sheryl Freedberg (Beauvoir Tooma)
Fran, Caren(Ava) Mich, Leslie Berkson and myself were thick like theives. We all hung out together with some other girls, like Suzie Franklin and Adair Tatiel. I am sorry to say that I lost contact with Fran when we were in our 20ies. It was just recently that Fran's cousin Sandy contacted me on Facebook and that is how I found out that she had died of breast cancer when she was 58. Fran never married. I really feel bad that I lost contact with her, especially since we both lived in the Chicagoland area. But things happen and we all go our seperate ways.
But through this reunion, Caren(Ava) and I have hooked up after all these years, because she and I lost contact when she moved to London. We both are trying to find Leslie Berkson and Suzie Franklin. If anyone know anything about either of them, we would love to know.... I remember that Adair did not finish school with us at Niles West.
Fran did catch up with Joan Piere, who went to Lincoln Hall with us, and we all were very close. She, Joan, went on to North Park High School. I have connected with Joan because my part time job is working for her husband, Chuck Schwartz, at his store Card And Party Giant in Glenview.
Anyway, Fran Root was one of my best friend in grade school and high school and I am really sad that I will not be able to reconnect with her at the reunion, as Caren (Ava) and I have discussed this often.
Donald Weil
Frances was in some of my classes in Lincoln Hall as well as several at Niles West. She was always taller than me until junior year when I finally got taller. She was a very lovely person, and it's a shame she will not be with us in June. It saddens me every time I have to read one of these !!!!!
Janis Beth Lowy (Mullin)
Frances had been living in Beaverton, Oregon, at the time of her death (September 24, 2003). We were friends at Lincoln Hall during 6th and 7th grades. I would go to her house after school and we would read True Romance Magazines. She was really nice.
Karen Ava Mich (Gudeman)
Franny, that's what I called her. She was one of my best friends in grammar and high school.
Me, Lynne Freedberg, Leslie Berkson, Franny Root were thick as thieves, as Lynn Freedberg said in an earlier
Memorial Post. I spent a lot of time at Franny's house. It took me about 7 minutes to ride my bike to her house. Here dad was always around. Maybe he was an accountant, working from home. Her mom was always in bed with a bad backache, and her sister Natlie, was like some sisters and brothers, just doing there thing,
Didn't see Franny much anymore , I guess life happened, we all went our separate ways.
I spoke to Franny many years ago. Possibly before I left the States to live in London.
We talked awhile and then see mentioned that she was dating a married man. As soon as she told me this, I had a bad feeling about the outcome of that situation. I felt sad. If I told Franny anything about what was on my mind, or in my heart .. i dont remember. I just remember feeling, this isn't good!
When I saw that she had passed away, and at such an early age, I was completely shocked. Then I remembered our conversation. Her breast cancer.... who knows, it might be the sadness she felt. I have no idea how her situtation turned out. I do know that she never married. Who knows what the story is here. My opinion, and no one asked, is that part of her was very sad about something to do with love and bingo... Cancer shows up!
Feel sad for my friend, and then I do my best to remember that everything is perfect!
Sometimes it's hard to beleive.
See you the end of June
take care
Ava Gee
(Karen Ava Mich, Gudeman)
Spent time at her house. I remember her dad always being around when I was there. He might have been an accountant who worked from home. Her mother spent a lot of time in bed. She had back problems. And her sister, Natalie, was a big sister, what can i say! Probably, most of us have horror stories about our big sisters and big brothers.....
Franny, Leslie Berkson and Lynne Freedberg were quite tight. I remember always having a good time when we were together. That's what counts.
When I first looked at the Reunion Website I was not ready. Not ready to see who of our friends had passed away.