Eileen Joan Edwards-Lew Obituary
Eileen Joan Edwards-Lew, a long-time resident of Briarcliff Manor, NY, passed away peacefully at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut on Thursday morning, August 29, 2024. She was 95 years old. Eileen was born on February 1, 1929 in New York City to Alan J. Edwards and Irene G. Kennedy.
Eileen is the beloved mother of two children, Jonathan Lew with his partner Kathleen Hart, and Jennifer Lew Schneider with husband Marcus Lew Schneider, and beloved grandmother of Coco Juliette Lew Schneider of Bonn, Germany, and Delphine Eudora Lew Schneider of London, UK.
Eileen was an x-ray technician and worked for New York State before retiring. She was passionate about music – singing with amateur music groups as well as the local church choir, as well as photography, painting, and nature conservation. She devoted much time at Teatown Lake Reservation, and spent many of her free moments collecting shells and flowers which she x-rayed to create unique works of art, finding inspiration for her painting in watercolors and Japanese sumi-e brush painting. After graduating from high school, Eileen attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the PRATT Institute of New York, where she discovered a love for sculpture and flower arranging, winning prizes for her work. She later received her Associate degree from Pace University, and continued to study painting at SUNY Purchase, NY. She was a kind and compassionate mom, friend and woman of strong faith and prayer, encouraging those around her with healing prayer, boxes of cookies from Susan Lawrence and Jean-Jacques, and delightful, inspiring cards. She will be deeply missed.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
Teatown Lake Reservation
1600 Spring Valley Rd.
Ossining, NY 10562
1 (914) 762-2912
[email protected]
