Nancy Band Band Ehrlich

Ehrlich, Nancy Band of Concord, MA and Providence, RI passed away unexpectedly on the evening of December 7, 2015 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA. She was 70 years old. She was born Nancy Lou Band on February 23, 1945 to Jules and Beulah Band, in New York, NY. She graduated from the High School for Music and Art and Columbia University, both in New York. She is succeeded by her loving husband, Dr. Michael Ehrlich, The Chief of Orthopedics at the Rhode Island and Miriam Hospitals and Chairman of Orthopedics at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, her sons, Christopher and Timothy, their wives Sara and Isabella, four grandchildren, Charlotte, Harrison, August and Julian and her brother Richard. In addition to being the centerpiece of her family, Nancy was also a scholar (she received several Masters’ Degrees from Columbia, Brandeis and Rhode Island College), a talented interior architect, an historian (she was involved with helping to restore the Caesar Robbins’ House in Concord) and a patron of the arts (she served on the board of directors of the Rhode Island Philharmonic). She was also an avid gardener, knitter and needle pointer. Finally, she was committed to various social causes, having served on the boards of the Providence Children’s Museum and Family Services. Passionate about social justice, at age 60, she, once again, went back to school to earn a Master’s Degree in Social Work. This enabled her to be able to provide life-changing guidance to seniors in Rhode Island. Funeral services will be held at Temple Beth El, 70 Orchard Ave in Providence, Rhode Island on Thursday, December 10, at 1 pm EST. Receptions for family and friends will be held on Thursday, December 10 at 454 Monument Street in Concord, Massachusetts from 5-7 pm and on Friday, December 11 at the Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI from 2-5 pm. Those interested in honoring her name can make a tax-deductible contribution to the “Nancy Band Ehrlich Fund for the Arts” to Washington Trust Wealth Management, 10 Weybosset Street, Suite 200, Providence, RI 02903.