Nancy Kalish
1947-05-11 2019-07-27
Dr. Nancy Kalish
May 11, 1947 – July 27, 2019
Obituary of Dr. Nancy Kalish
IN THE CARE OF Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels
SACRAMENTO – Dr. Nancy Kalish died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, CA. She was 72.
Born and raised in Long Branch, NJ, by the Jersey shore, she graduated from Douglas College in New Jersey, and then moved to NY to earn her doctorate from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She taught at Monmouth University in New Jersey and then at Loyola University in Chicago before settling in Sacramento, CA, although she was always a New Yorker at heart. Prior to retiring, she was a professor of Psychology at the California State University of Sacramento, where she taught for 38 years.
Along with her love for teaching, she was passionate about her research on rekindled romances, The Lost Love Project, which led her to write two books, create an online community, and travel internationally. She was interviewed for countless TV, radio shows and newspaper articles, but was most proud when her research was featured in the New York Times.
She always loved animals of all kinds, had recently rescued a tortoise and bunny, and had become very active in the community with her dog, Chou Chou, a present from her mother, who was certified as a therapy dog. She traveled to libraries and schools, and was active in organizations such as Love on a Leash and R.E.A.D. (Read Education Assistance Dogs Program), She also wrote a children’s book, Who Will Come To My Party?: A Chou Chou Briard Adventure.
She had been a member of Kenesset Israel Torah Center in Sacramento, CA. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph Kalish in 2006 and Dorothy Kalish in 2014. Surviving are her daughter, Robin Kalish and her husband, David; her grandchildren: Lya and Josephine; and a brother, Alan Kalish.
A graveside service will be held at Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge on Wednesday, July 31st at 2 pm. Interment will immediately follow. For more information, or to post a tribute online, please visit www.bloomfieldcooperocean.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy’s name to the Sacramento SPCA or Intermountain Therapy Animals.
May 11, 1947 – July 27, 2019
Obituary of Dr. Nancy Kalish
IN THE CARE OF Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels
SACRAMENTO – Dr. Nancy Kalish died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, CA. She was 72.
Born and raised in Long Branch, NJ, by the Jersey shore, she graduated from Douglas College in New Jersey, and then moved to NY to earn her doctorate from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She taught at Monmouth University in New Jersey and then at Loyola University in Chicago before settling in Sacramento, CA, although she was always a New Yorker at heart. Prior to retiring, she was a professor of Psychology at the California State University of Sacramento, where she taught for 38 years.
Along with her love for teaching, she was passionate about her research on rekindled romances, The Lost Love Project, which led her to write two books, create an online community, and travel internationally. She was interviewed for countless TV, radio shows and newspaper articles, but was most proud when her research was featured in the New York Times.
She always loved animals of all kinds, had recently rescued a tortoise and bunny, and had become very active in the community with her dog, Chou Chou, a present from her mother, who was certified as a therapy dog. She traveled to libraries and schools, and was active in organizations such as Love on a Leash and R.E.A.D. (Read Education Assistance Dogs Program), She also wrote a children’s book, Who Will Come To My Party?: A Chou Chou Briard Adventure.
She had been a member of Kenesset Israel Torah Center in Sacramento, CA. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph Kalish in 2006 and Dorothy Kalish in 2014. Surviving are her daughter, Robin Kalish and her husband, David; her grandchildren: Lya and Josephine; and a brother, Alan Kalish.
A graveside service will be held at Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge on Wednesday, July 31st at 2 pm. Interment will immediately follow. For more information, or to post a tribute online, please visit www.bloomfieldcooperocean.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy’s name to the Sacramento SPCA or Intermountain Therapy Animals.