Obituaries

Marilyn Victoria Svec

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Marilyn Victoria Svec, a White Plains resident, died Dec. 22 after a brief illness. She was 82.

Svec was born in the Bronx on Dec. 13, 1938, to Concetta and Alfred Sacco. She graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx, attended NYU on a full scholarship majoring in math and earned a master’s degree in education from Fordham University.

She had a passion for teaching math at Port Chester High School. She was the first teacher selected for Teacher of the Year. She loved animals, especially cats. She will be remembered by all.

Svec is survived by her husband, Walter Svec; cousins Carol Grugett, Eva Deninger and Arthur Sacco; and several nieces and nephews.

Donations can be made in Marilyn’s name to the SPCA in Westchester.

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