Mrs. Alice Ruth Green Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Alice Green passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 after a fall and declining health. Alice was born Oct. 5, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Worcester, MA. She met her future husband, Arthur Green, in high school and they married after she graduated from Connecticut College. Together they had three children: Susan, Michael, and Jonathan. They lost Jonathan at age 15, and lost Susan at age 32, and channeled their losses into generosity to other people. One of their projects was founding a New Jersey chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation. In her forties, Alice returned to school to get a teaching certificate, then taught special education in Piscataway, NJ until retirement. After retiring, she and Arthur moved to Asheville, where they joined Congregation Beth Israel and become deeply involved with the College for Seniors and the Center for Creative Retirement. Alice also did work as a Guardian Ad Litem for many years. She and Arthur were tapped to lead the fundraising committee to build a permanent building for the College for Seniors. After successfully raising over 4-1/2 million dollars, the building became known as the Reuter Center. Alice and Arthur moved into the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, where Alice was also active on the resident council. Alice is survived by son Michael, sister Leah, grandson Jordan, great granddaughter Amelia, niece Beth, and other cousins, nieces and nephews. Burial will be at 10:30 am on Sunday, July 9 at the Lou Pollock Jewish Cemetery in Asheville, followed by a reception at noon at Congregation Beth Israel (229 Murdock Avenue), followed by a memorial service at 1:00 pm. All are welcome.

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Mrs. Alice Ruth Green

October 5, 1929 - July 6, 2017