Obituary of Gladys M. Li (1941-2009)

Gladys Miriam Li passed away August 21, 2009.  She was 68 years old. 

Ms. Li taught Social Studies at Hastings-on-Hudson for 25 years.
Originally from Jamaica Queens, she graduated with honors from Hunter College High School in 1959 before enrolling at City University of New York (CCNY) which nurtured her life-long commitment to the study of languages, cultures, and international relations. In 1962, CCNY awarded her the first ever Townsend Harris scholarship (named after CCNY’s founder and the first U.S. Ambassador to Japan) to the International Christian University in Tokyo. After a brief stint as a foreign correspondent in India, she considered a career in the foreign service while a graduate student at Georgetown. She received her Teaching Masters from Antioch College in 1968, and ultimately chose to teach at Hastings after meeting her mentor and role model, Eunice Ann Lloyd.
After she retired in 1993, she undertook a variety of charitable endeavors, and traveled extensively.
Dearly loved by her sons Eugene and William, and her four grandchildren, a closed, private memorial will be held in her honor, in accordance with her wishes.