Velma Jean Reeb passed away on January 2, 2020 at the age of 90.
She was born in Rochester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Gladys Hardy and Ralph Robinson.
She met her ex-husband, Robert Reeb, while attending Columbia University in New York City. Velma graduated with Honors and earned a Masters Degree in Classical languages. During that time she had her only child, Joseph.
She went on to teach Latin to High School students then ESL to adults. She also spent several months in Greece teaching English. Velma spent the vast majority of her life living in an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and was a member of the congregation of St. John the Divine.
She moved to Portland, Oregon later in life to be close to her son. She is survived by her