February 18 2016: THAYER, Stefanie Isbel Reiter

STEFANIE ISBEL REITER THAYER

Stefanie Isbel Reiter Thayer of Rockville MD died peacefully in her sleep after a long chronic illness on February 3^rd 2016. She is survived by her beloved husband of 35 years, Gregory Thayer, siblings Jeffery, Judith, Steven Reiter and mother and father in-law Nancy and Keith Thayer. She was preceded in death by her Parents, Alfred and Frances Reiter. She earned a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Iowa. After graduation she taught medical students at the University how to relate to their patients. From there she moved on to become Vice President for continuing education at the Arthritis Foundation in Atlanta. Later she moved back to Washington, DC to be close to family, where  she worked for PBS developing continuing educational programming for medical professionals.

She was a kind compassionate person who saw all people as equals. She was non judge mental and accepted people for who they were. She was my wife, my friend, my soul mate, I miss her physical presence but feel her soul in mine.

I am making an urn for her ashes. She will be buried in Clear Lake, Iowa in the Thayer family plot. This was her wish.

If you wish to acknowledge her passing, please make a contribution to a charity of your choice. Stefanie was especially concerned for the plight of impoverished children and battered and homeless women in America.