Obituary of Nanette Liepman

Nanette Virginia Henry Liepman, of San Luis Obispo, California passed away peacefully on September 26th 2012 . Nanette was born June 28th, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts to Alicia Virginia Clough Goldstein and Herman Henri Goldstein. Nanette was a talented artist and graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts in1941 with a major in Theory of Design. She joined the Naval Reserve WAVES program from 1943-1946. She married Hans Peter Liepman on February 2nd 1946, and had four children; Peter, Robert, Joan and Lise. She encouraged her children in the arts; literary, visual and musical. One of the family’s shared pleasures was going to her parents’ cottage on Drake’s Island, Maine. In 1959, the family moved to Redondo Beach, California. Then in 1975, she and her husband moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the EPA. Nanette enjoyed painting and traveling and journeyed to the former Yugoslavia and to Mexico. She loved reading, writing, and had a great sense of humor. She and Hans Peter retired to San Luis Obispo to be nearer in proximity to their children. There, she enjoyed Thursday Painters, and San Luis Chamber Orchestra and San Luis Symphony concerts. She also supported public radio and public television. She is preceded in death by her husband, Hans Peter Liepman of San Luis Obispo California. She is survived by her son Peter Liepman and his wife, Susan Alexander Liepman of Cambria, California, her son Robert Liepman and his wife Wendy Liepman of San Luis Obsipo, California, her daughter Joan Liepman of Los Angeles, California, daughter Lise Liepman and her husband George Chittenden of Albany, California. She is also survived by her grandsons, Robin and Nicholas Liepman, her dear companion Robert Densham, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. The Liepmans also wish to thank Kim Sorvig and the loving caregivers of Aunt Carol’s Place for their tender care in her final months. Donations may be made in her name to San Luis Chamber Orchestra at 805 528-7795 or www.sanluischamberorchestra.org.