In the early hours of Monday April 29th, 2019, our dearest Anna was released from her body, joining her sister, Esther, who passed just months earlier.
In acknowledgement of her favourite themes, Anna was decked out in pink Chanel suit with Eiffel Tower socks for her final exit. Her peaceful visage sported her favourite lipshade of “Tickled Pink”.
Her heart of hearts and beloved husband, Leslie Wynston, will smile when he shares recollections of their globetrotting escapades - in particular annual visits to Europe and China.
Anna will be remembered as a live wire! She was the one to set the pace for all to follow. Her dedication to continuous learning informed well-analyzed positions on the political, social and economic issues of the day. China, her place of birth, was the focus of her studies and her career at Rand.
Her command of Beethoven Sonatas and Chopin Nocturnes on the baby grand and enjoyment of things operatic dictated pilgrimages to her favourite composers’ birthplaces to enjoy their opuses in situ…. And Paris will never be the same without notre dame.
Anna was the non-traditional Yee-Yee to her nieces and nephews. As the “Party Aunt”, she enlivened every gathering with her infectious laugh and unabashed screams of delight. Her eldest sister Norma is mourning the passing of both of her younger sisters within months of one another.
“One can remain alive ... if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity interested in big things and happy in small ways.” Edith Wharton
In lieu of flowers, Anna would prefer that you make a donation to her favourite charity: St. Paul’s Senior Services in San Diego.
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