February 21, 2018 with loved ones by her side. Mildred was beloved wife of 66
years to her late husband, Louis; and a loving sister, mother, grandmother, and great
grandmother. She is described by her family as a woman who took great pride in her
family and her career as a teacher and mentor. She will also be remembered for her
comedic timing, quick wit, and ability to send a room full of her grandchildren into
nearly uncontrolled fits of laughter.
Mildred had a long career as an elementary school teacher, and teacher mentor in
Queens, New York. She was a reading specialist, with deep commitment to her
students and their families. She was known to go above and beyond in her tutelage
of her students and their parents well after the typical classroom hours had ended.
Mildred, along with Louis, instilled the value of a strong education in her daughter,
and then her seven grandchildren. She was very proud of her Master’s Degree in
Histology, and her research work at Brooklyn Hospital before embarking on her
teaching career. She played a part in teaching many of her grandchildren to read,
bringing them phonetics workbooks from her classroom in New York on frequent
weekend trips to Providence. Living downstairs from her great grandchildren, she
took great joy in seeing their recent reading progress as well!
In their retirement Mildred and Louis continued to be passionate about learning,
and often travelled, took in lectures and concerts, and participated in discussion
groups on a wide variety of topics. Mildred was a voracious reader, usually with
large stacks of library books checked out at a time. She loved a good cookout where
she could have a few hotdogs with mustard! She also had a few specialties she liked
to cook for her family, friends, and neighbors ... her mandel bread cookies will be
missed!
She was wife to the late Louis Drucker, mother to the late Marjorie Thompson, and
is survived by her son-in-law, Ian Thompson; her brother Bill Yellin; seven
grandchildren and their partners, and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 25th at 10:00 AM at Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St, Providence. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Hope Hospice and Palliative Care of RI, 1085 N. Main St, Providence, RI 02904.
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