Shirley Evans Tabachnick, 96, died November 17, 2017 peacefully in Orlando, Florida, her home since 1979. Wife of the late Arthur; mother of the late Joel (Judith), Tina (Peter) Weil; grandmother of Eric (Nicole), Shawn and Samuel (Amanda); great-grandmother of Samuel, Noah, Jaden and Ronan. Sister of Faye (the late Benjamin) Libet, the late Hyman (the late Lilly), the late Bessi and the late Boris (the late Janet).
Shirley’s passion was music. She served as principal cellist of the Florida Symphony and held prior principal posts with the Indianapolis Symphony, Grant Park Orchestra and Lyric Opera in Chicago. A celebration of her life will be held at a future date.
Donations may be made to the Maitland Symphony Orchestra.