Nancy Davis 

Gordon

Model And Mentor

For Many

Nancy Davis Gordon, born in Adelaide, Australia, on March 4, 1928, died in Danbury Hospital, October 8.

She traveled to England when she was 19 years old, where she worked for several years as a journalist. While traveling in Paris in 1950 she met George Gordon, who was there on vacation. He arranged for her to come over to the United States, and they quickly married and spent the remainder of their lives together. They lived in several homes in New York, in Allentown, Penn., for two years, then back to New York City, and then 21 years ago settled in Newtown.

Her two daughters, Diane Gordon of Lake Leelanau, Mich., and Jennifer and Richard Gibbs of Harrison, N.Y.; and her son, Harry Gordon of Elmhurst, N.Y., survive her. She is also survived by her four grandchildren, David, Kimberly, Jessica, and Haley Gibbs.

Mrs Gordon was a strong, beautiful woman who loved people, animals, and life. She loved to read and watch movies, listen to music, garden, dance, and paint. She was a role model and mentor for so many. She loved her friends, family, house, nature, and her kitties. To know her was to love her. She will be missed by so many.

Her passing was very sudden and unexpected. She lived a rich, full life, right up until the end, but succumbed to acute myelogenous leukemia in those final days.

Cremation will be private. No services are scheduled.

Contributions to The Nancy Gordon Memorial Fund can be made by check, credit card, or stock transfer, or by going to the website lls.org and clicking Donate Now. Please indicate on your donation that you would like your gift applied to the fund.

Checks can be mailed to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Attention: Caryl Robertson, 300 Research Parkway, Suite 310, Meriden CT 06450. Monies donated to this fund will be used to support research dedicated to finding a cure for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Any gifts in Nancy Gordon’s memory will help to find better treatments and possibly a cure for AML.

The Newtown Bee        October 17, 2008