Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameJane Potter BLOOD 
Birth6 Jun 1923, Winchester, MA
Death2 May 2019 [2490] Age: 95
FlagsSENCER-3, STUB-END
Obituaries
From 3 Jun 2019, B5 - The Atlanta Constitution at Newspapers.com: [2490]
SENCER, Jane
Jane Potter Blood Sencer died peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in the company of her family. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts in 1923, and during the Great Depression she spent part of her childhood in Boston and Western New York State. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, MA, then attended Radcliffe College and graduated with a degree in biochemistry in 1945. After WWIl, she moved to Ann Arbor and worked at the University of Michigan Hospital, where she met her husband, David Sencer. They spent much of the next 60 years together in Atlanta.
Though she was a brilliant woman who came of age when society did not encourage women to pursue professional or scientific careers, she retained her curiosity and incisive intelligence throughout her life. She believed in the importance of education and earned a Masters in Library Sciences from Emory University. She then helped to create the medical library at Northside Hospital.
Throughout her life, she was knowledgeable and opinionated about politics and the future of our society. She has lived 95 years and experienced more than a third of our country’s history. Defying her father, she cast her first vote for Franklin Roosevelt at age 21. Having been born only three years after women were granted the right, she was proud to cast her last vote at age 93 for a woman candidate for president, Hillary Clinton.
Above all, she loved and was devoted to her family, which in addition to her husband, included two brothers, many nieces and nephews, her three children, Susan (David Mura), Ann (Steve Cullen) and Steve (Conner Ball), and their children, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Nikko Sencer-Mura, Rachel Jane Sencer Gundaker, Tomo Sencer-Mura, Isaac Sencer and Jacok Sencer, and step grandaughter Gina Cullen. She took satisfaction in tracking down facts about her ancestors, but most of all, enjoyed the present. Annual family gatherings at the seashore were her favorite times, whether on Cape Ann in her native Massachusetts or at Fripp Island in South Carolina.
A celebration of her lite will occur at 11 am on June 8, at the Miller Ward Alumni House at Emory University, luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to contribute to the David J. Sencer Scholarship Fund at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.
SENCER, Jane
Jane Potter Blood Sencer died peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in the company of her family. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts in 1923, and during the Great Depression she spent part of her childhood in Boston and Western New York State. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, MA, then attended Radcliffe College and graduated with a degree in biochemistry in 1945. After WWIl, she moved to Ann Arbor and worked at the University of Michigan Hospital, where she met her husband, David Sencer. They spent much of the next 60 years together in Atlanta.
Though she was a brilliant woman who came of age when society did not encourage women to pursue professional or scientific careers, she retained her curiosity and incisive intelligence throughout her life. She believed in the importance of education and earned a Masters in Library Sciences from Emory University. She then helped to create the medical library at Northside Hospital.
Throughout her life, she was knowledgeable and opinionated about politics and the future of our society. She has lived 95 years and experienced more than a third of our country’s history. Defying her father, she cast her first vote for Franklin Roosevelt at age 21. Having been born only three years after women were granted the right, she was proud to cast her last vote at age 93 for a woman candidate for president, Hillary Clinton.
Above all, she loved and was devoted to her family, which in addition to her husband, included two brothers, many nieces and nephews, her three children, Susan (David Mura), Ann (Steve Cullen) and Steve (Conner Ball), and their children, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Nikko Sencer-Mura, Rachel Jane Sencer Gundaker, Tomo Sencer-Mura, Isaac Sencer and Jacok Sencer, and step grandaughter Gina Cullen. She took satisfaction in tracking down facts about her ancestors, but most of all, enjoyed the present. Annual family gatherings at the seashore were her favorite times, whether on Cape Ann in her native Massachusetts or at Fripp Island in South Carolina.
A celebration of her lite will occur at 11 am on June 8, at the Miller Ward Alumni House at Emory University, luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to contribute to the David J. Sencer Scholarship Fund at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.
Spouses
Birth10 Nov 1924, Grand Rapids, MI
Death2 May 2011, Atlanta, GA [2489] Age: 86
FlagsMilitary, SENCER-3
FatherMartin Judson SENCER (1887-1929)
MotherHelen K FURNISS (1896-1999)
Narrative
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
David Judson Sencer (November 10, 1924 – May 2, 2011) was an American public health official who orchestrated the 1976 immunization program against swine flu. Between 1966 and 1977, he was the longest-serving director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 1981 to 1986, he was Commissioner of Health for the City of New York.
David Judson Sencer (November 10, 1924 – May 2, 2011) was an American public health official who orchestrated the 1976 immunization program against swine flu. Between 1966 and 1977, he was the longest-serving director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 1981 to 1986, he was Commissioner of Health for the City of New York.
Obituaries
From May 6, 2011, page B11 - The Atlanta Constitution at Newspapers.com: [2489]
SENCER, Dr. David J.
Dr. David J. Sencer, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and former Health Commissioner of New York City, died Monday, May 2, 2011, in Atlanta. In addition to his accomplishments in public health, Dr. Sencer was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. In his later years, he was a technophile, enjoying texting, emailing, and Facebook with his friends and, most of all, grandchildren. He was also an avid fan of his grandchildren’s athletic pursuits. David Sencer was born in Grand Rapids, MI. He attended Wesleyan University, the University of Michigan Medical School, and Harvard University School of Public Health. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Jane Blood Sencer; three children, Susan Sencer (and her husband David Mura) of Minneapolis, Ann Sencer of Atlanta, and Stephen Sencer (and his wife Conner Ball) of Atlanta. David and Jane also have six grandchildren: Samantha, Nikko, Tomo Sencer-Mura, Rachel Jane Gundaker, and Isaac and Jacob Sencer. Many will remember him as a leader in public health; his family will miss him dearly and remember him as a much-loved husband, father, and grandfather. He leaves behind a legion of friends and colleagues. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Instead of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the David J. Sencer, MD, MPH Scholarship at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322.
SENCER, Dr. David J.
Dr. David J. Sencer, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and former Health Commissioner of New York City, died Monday, May 2, 2011, in Atlanta. In addition to his accomplishments in public health, Dr. Sencer was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. In his later years, he was a technophile, enjoying texting, emailing, and Facebook with his friends and, most of all, grandchildren. He was also an avid fan of his grandchildren’s athletic pursuits. David Sencer was born in Grand Rapids, MI. He attended Wesleyan University, the University of Michigan Medical School, and Harvard University School of Public Health. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Jane Blood Sencer; three children, Susan Sencer (and her husband David Mura) of Minneapolis, Ann Sencer of Atlanta, and Stephen Sencer (and his wife Conner Ball) of Atlanta. David and Jane also have six grandchildren: Samantha, Nikko, Tomo Sencer-Mura, Rachel Jane Gundaker, and Isaac and Jacob Sencer. Many will remember him as a leader in public health; his family will miss him dearly and remember him as a much-loved husband, father, and grandfather. He leaves behind a legion of friends and colleagues. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Instead of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the David J. Sencer, MD, MPH Scholarship at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322.
Marriage25 Aug 1951, 365 Belmont St, Belmont, MA [2491]