Deborah Slocum

Deborah Slocum died of Parkinson’s Disease on Sunday, January 21, 2024

She was the daughter of Edwin and Sophie Salsburg, born in 1942 in Shillington, Pennsylvania, the sister of William, Paul, Jean and Ricki, wife of Joel Slocum, mother of Susannah and Genevieve, stepmother of Rachel Bibbs, and grandmother of Sadie and Voltaire. She graduated from Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington, obtained a Bachelor’s degree in English from the State University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s degree in Political Science from Temple University, trained as and worked briefly as a paralegal, and obtained the qualification of Physical Therapist from Columbia University and worked as such at an Alzheimer’s center in Wellesley. She was a member of Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley. A significant personal accomplishment was obtaining a private flying license. Among her interests were cooking, reading (especially novels), traveling, meeting new people, listening to music, viewing art, being physically active, and inventing improbable devices. In lieu of flowers, donations in Deborah’s memory may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.