Leslie Hirschorn, age 54

Lost to gun violence on July 3, 2020 in Yonkers, New York.

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  • Nickname:
    6 Hirschie
    7 “Les”
    2 lezi
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    9 Sensitive, lovely, positive...
    11 The most kind human being you’ll ever know
    10 Gentle, caring
    6 Magnetic, elegant and warm. A dedicated carer
    1 Leslie helped me find my lost Cheweenie a few years ago. Lovely soul. RIP
    1 Bold, kind, and inspiring
  • Occupation:
    8 Producer
    7 Dog and Cat lover
    3 dog walker/caregiver
    4 Dog whisperer
    3 Cat Whisperer
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, NY
  • Comments:
    11 Leslie was as beautiful inside as she was out. So loving and kind to all. What a profound loss.
    6 Always in my heart, Leslie. Alina
    4 I already miss you so much. I love you. I pray you’re with Josh and your Dad 💔
    8 A calming and beautiful force that opposed everything violent. So hard to wrap my head around.
    5 Leslie, you are forever in our hearts, Love you forever❤️
    6 Leslie was effortlessly kind, always saw the good, easy to laugh, and, elegant
    3 Kind soul. Never will you be forgotten. The whole neighborhood loves you❤️🙏
    4 These pictures are perfect. So Leslie. Always smiling
    4 Kind, gentle, amazing with animals. My boys and I will miss her dearly
    3 Loving, fun. Devoted.
    4 Worked with Leslie at film co. in the 90's. Beautiful person inside and out.
    4 She was “Aunty Leslie” to our fur baby family. She will be greatly missed.
    3 You devoted your life caring for your mom
    10 she devoted her life to her mom, Josh just lost to Covid... and no bigger supporter for Jeff!
    4 I worked with her late 90’s too and she was my sister since. So loving, gentle and kind ❤️
    5 Please light a candle for her every day as she lit our lives with grace
    5 Gorgeous person, always warm, giving, and welcoming. The kindest person to animals.
    4 With Leslie you instantly had a friend, a sister. Always kind and warm. RIP
    4 Leslie was a beautiful soul and I miss her terribly.
    4 This loss is incomprehensible. Leslie was pure good
    7 Easy to fall in love with Leslie. Kind, caring and funny. A huge, senseless loss for all. RIP
    4 😭😭
    4 A dear and Kind Soul who will be missed.
    3 Our family is heartbroken. A lasting and unfathomable loss.
    3 She loves our cat Leo as much as we did...we will never forget her kindness and light.
    2 So sudden, final, tragic, sad. You are missed
    2 I still can't believe it... such a warm loving person...
    5 May she Rest In Peace with the angels. Leslie will always be remembered for her kind soul.
    5 Dear Leslie! You had a journey of love! Such a good heart, such a special person! We’ll miss you 💕
    5 A treasure to know and be neighbors with. Bless you, Les.
    3 Neela will miss her visits with Leslie who had a gentle heart.
    3 Leslie was a warm, loving person to friends and animals. A great loss...
    5 Leslie was a beautiful person. i just cant believe she is gone.
    3 Rest in Peace dear Lealie. You will be missed.
    3 It is still so incongruous that someone so peaceful and everyone loved is instantly gone
    2 She loved our cats and they loved her. We will all miss her terribly.
    4 One of the kindest
    6 How suffocating that must have been living with Jeff - it’s so clear now this was inevitable.
    5 Sweet Leslie, I’m sorry you were tormented and suffered much less at the hands of your brother.
    4 What an angel. You will be remembered!
    10 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lohud.com/amp/5755750002 Jeff with his mask down
    4 In the stages of grief I’ve gone from numb to sad to angry.
    4 Ironically Jeff was only tolerated out of love for Leslie.
    4 Began a charity, could you contact the owner of the photo of her and Paco?
    2 Miss you so much, Leslie! Especially during the Holiday season. Love you, xoxo
    3 I talk to you every day. I hear you every day. "Falke?" "Hirschie" I'm destroyed over this.
    4 Everyone loved Leslie. There was nothing not to love
    3 Only 2 deaths in Yonkers since Leslie in July 7k overall. That’s Jeff.
    2 Les, I still cannot believe this could happen to such an angel like you.
    2 Mellow, sweet, kind. That's how I remember her from high school! So sad. RIP Leslie
    4 1 yr anniversary and I’m still so sad. Jeff Rot.
    2 Two years ago today and those that knew and loved you are still in shock. So surreal.
    2 We miss & love you, Les.
    2 Truly a shame.
    3 and HOW and WHERE it happened and by WHOM makes no sense at all.
    3 Jeff will be forgotten by all mankind, but Leslie touched so many.
    2 Jeff was sentenced in front of his 95 yo mom claiming he was sad...
    2 Leslie should be here in Jeff's place.
    2 Jeff - you'll be out soon. Know we hope you do to yourself what you did to Les
    2 The only stain Jeff will leave on this planet is Leslie's blood.
    1 Miss you so much, Les. We are all angry that Jeff gets out soon, that rat bastard.
    1 Leslie was kind, smart, independent, and an absolute role model for me. I’m forever grateful to her

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