Help Donna rest in peace.

Donna Silverman, my mother, has sadly passed away. For those of you who knew her, you know what a uniquely special person she was. She never met a stranger, if you talked to her long enough you would figure out someone that you knew in common, which then made you friends. She couldn't go anywhere in the world without bumping into someone she knew, so much so it became an ongoing joke. 

   She was an artist who loved and supported other artists. A couple of her pieces even showed in galleries. She never became a famous artist or even made a living at it but it was her passion and joy to create and be creative.

   Because she knew so many different people and loved to entertain, her parties became legendary. Her latke parties were so popular, they were standing room only. For years she held court at a weekly stammtisch (regulars table) at Rockenwagner restaurant where the famous and the infamous alike would covet an invite, until the city (Santa Monica) shut it down for being too fun, or in their words "a public nuisance". She threw herself an epic divorce party 20 years before they became a thing. It's lucky my dad has a sense of humor, because they remained friends even after that.

   She had the best sense of humor. Not only was she hysterically funny herself, she would also find you just as funny, she was the best audience. Finding humor in difficult times was definitely something we had in common which came in handy in the last few years. Trips to the emergency room where one of us would do or say something that would have us in inappropriate hysterics in the waiting room. It was a regular mission to make the doctors and nurses laugh too. 

    Sadly, in the last few years this once vivacious, life of the party, hurricane force of a woman became a shell of her former self. Kidney failure and having dialysis three days a week, knocked her down to a subtle wind. She maintained her sense of humor and found joy where she could but staying in touch with her many friends became difficult. She lost her energy as well as her savings and spent the last year of her life needing full time care in a nursing home. Unfortunately, she passed away penniless, and is now in need of help with her burial expenses and a few debts. If you can donate it would be greatly appreciated. And if you can't donate, that is totally understandable. Thank you for thinking about her a little bit. Please share this page.

   

Thank you, Sarah 

    (Donna Silverman's daughter)