Barbara Gimbel of Arizona passed away on Jan. 8. The former Darien resident was 75.
Barbara Gimbel, 75, passed away on Jan. 8.
Barbara was born in New York City and raised in Darien until she was 13 years old, when her family moved to Phoenix.
She attended Camelback High School and Phoenix Junior College, then became a Wildcat at the University of Arizona. She met her husband almost immediately and they were married in 1963.
Barbara quit college and began working when her first daughter was born. However, she did obtain her bachelor’s degree in 1981 from the University of Phoenix.
Nothing stopped Barbara from reaching her goals. She began her career as a secretary and worked her way up the corporate ladder in an era when women struggled to break through the glass ceiling. Barbara retired as a vice president of marketing/sales for Prudential.
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— an obituary from East Lawn Palms Mortuary
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She was always an inspiration to her family, her friends, employees, co-workers and really anyone she met. The consummate hostess and party-giver, her warm and loving demeanor was felt by all.
Barbara will be missed and is survived by her husband, Si; her daughters, Colleen Gimbel & Kerrin Gimbel Berwick; son-in-law Jim Berwick, brothers Peter and Bill Bolton; grandchildren Jake, Joey, Courtney and Paige, and many other friends and family members.
Join us Friday, Jan. 27 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Tempe, Ariz. at 10 a.m. and for a Celebration of Life event at Shalimar Country Club following the service from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arrangements made by East Lawn Palms Mortuary in Tucson.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to any dementia research organization or to ALS in memory of my Aunt Shellye who also recently passed after 9 years with ALS.