Notes for RITA LEONORE KALMAN (KOTIMSKY) KATIMS:

Daughter of Joseph and Aranka (Greenwald) Kalman.
Born: February 28, 1919 in New York.
Died: Unknown in Unknown. (Living as of Nvember 1, 2012.)
Census:
January 16, 1920 - 140 Park Avenue, Assembly District 4, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 279, Jamaica, Queens, New York.
June 1, 1925 - 8447 164th Street, Assembly District 4, Election District 24, Ward 4, Block 28, Jamaica, Queens County, New York.
April 10, 1930 - 8527 Parsons Boulevard, Assembly District 4, Block A, Supervisor's District 34, Enumeration District 41-314, New York City, Queens County, New York.
April 2, 1940 - 114-52 197 Street, Assembly District 4, Block A, Supervisor's District 45, Enumeration District 41-1109, Queens, Queens County, New York.
Education:
1936 - Jamaica High School, Jamaica New York.
Married: Samuel Emanuel (nee Kotimsky) Katims abt November 19, 1938 in New York City, New York. (Marriage License; November 19, 1938 - Queens, New York City, New York, #7676.)


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Resident of the Month
Rita Katims Rita, a vibrant 95-year-old, has been an active member of society. From her roots in NYC, her father was a renowned doctor who sang opera for Victor Records. Her mother was a homemaker who taught piano lessons. She married at the age of 20 and started a family.
When her two sons started college, she ventured off into the world & acquired a job showcasing couture clothing for notable designers such as Gloria Vanderbilt & Larry Aldridge. She traveled across the US with the new clothing collections & set up the showrooms, sometimes even modeling clothing herself. She met famous people such as actresses & authors at the shows.
When she moved to Florida, she got involved with charity work. She was the treasurer for the Pompano Beach Aire Friends of the Arts & Chairperson for City of Hope. Rita's crowning achievement is getting a "hole in one" while golfing in her spare time.
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