First my condolences to Daisy's entire Family. I apologize for being 3 years late, but with settling down in a new homeland, I forget my few dear and good friends in between, but I do  Remember them and Never forget them. Daisy Menkes-Klein is exactly this Friend. I am fortunate to have known Daisy, she was my yoga student at the 14th Street YMCA for many years and we became good friends. Although I was her yoga teacher, she was my Guru. I remember the students being in Aww because she could easily get into a headstand, while the rest of the younger students were afraid to even try. Daisy must have been in her late 70's early 80's during this time.  She was a good yoga practitioner and attended diligently. I will Never forget the time we both went to see the movie, "Sideways," Oh! We laughed so hard in the movie theater, our eyes were tearing, it was so funny.  We would go to eat dinner together often, but she always had to watch what she ate because she had digestive problems, so I would eat what she ate, so she would not feel tempted to eat the wrong thing. Daisy never liked when I paid the bill to our social events, but for me it was the right mitzvah to do, since she was elderly and semi retired. Besides, I sincerely loved Daisy, her energy, her spirit, sense of humor, her zest for living! Even though our age differences were miles apart. I will NEVER forget how it would just infuriate her, if she was on a bus or train and someone would offer her to have a seat and her response would be: "I don't need to sit down, Sitting is for young people!" I LOVE that Daisy was still open to Falling in Love. She  had a boyfriend in her 80s. I feel Blessed that Daisy and I met everyday while I was on vacation and staying at my friends apartment in September 2019 a year before Daisy's passing. We ate chinese soup, practiced a modified tree pose, talked, laughed and sat in silence together- Rest in Power Daisy Menkes-Klein/Engineer/Yogini/Friend

Dear Family of Daisy Menkes Klein,
I am saddend to read about the passing of my life-long friend, Daisy. I am 10 days older than she, both of us from Vienna and from the same Bezirk.  Therefore we attended the same schools,  and surprisingly, both became engineers.  She came to visit me in Thousand Oaks, a nice town in Southern California, and enjoyed a great time exploring this area.
I'll miss her.
Elizabeth Miller, nee Ehrlich


She was my Manager in an engineering office and a mentor. She loved to swim, and told me how hard it for a women in the engineering profession in the 1950s and 1960s. I will miss her.

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Daisy Menkes-Klein

November 10, 1925 – May 1, 2020

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