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LISA GORDENSTEIN, TJX EXECUTIVE, 41
In a written statement, TJX president and CEO Ted English said, \"[Lisa Fenn Gordenstein] had a heart as big as the ocean. She was a person to whom other associates went for help and she was always available for her co- workers. She was a great businesswoman and a wonderfully creative merchant. Most of all, Lisa loved being a mom.\"
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LETTERS FROM A NEWFOUND FRIEND A WOMAN MOURNING DAUGHTER TAKES SOLACE IN A STRANGER'S NOTES
In Jamaica Plain, Dottie Grodberg was mourning her daughter, Lisa Fenn Gordenstein, who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On Sea Island, Ga., Linda White was praying for Gordenstein and her family. The two strangers - one from the urban Northeast, the other from coastal Georgia - have become connected in a friendship born out of Sept. 11. While Grodberg was attending memorial services and helping her son-in-law take care of Lisa's young daughters, White was attending church and praying for the victims. \"A hard time of year for Sept. 11 families. Lisa was such a special person; I know you are very special, too; you would have to be or how could you have had and raised such a wonderful girl? You know you'll see Lisa everytime you look at those beautiful little girls. You're their tie to Lisa. You know every smile, every laugh, every tear, all her joys and sorrows. You know Lisa at every age in every situation. You are the only one, Dottie; only you can keep Lisa here for them. You have so much to do for them and with then, all those things Lisa would have done, all those things you did with her and with [Debby]. Thank God those little girls have you, Dottie.\" 1. Dottie Grodberg of Jamaica Plain, with a photograph of her daughter, Lisa Fenn Gordenstein, who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. / GLOBE STAFF PHOTO / PAT GREENHOUSE 2. One of the notes Dottie Grodberg has received from a Georgia woman. / GLOBE STAFF PHOTOS / PAT GREENHOUSE Linda White of Sea Island, Ga., who wrote a mourning Dottie Grodberg of Jamaica Plain. A 1995 family photo of Dottie Grodberg with daughter Lisa Fenn Gordenstein, who died in the Sept. 11 attacks.
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9/11 TRAGEDY FAILS TO DIM GIVING SPIRIT
Always active in the community, Gordenstein said his philanthropic work has \"snowballed\" since Sept. 11, 2001. Along with Toys for Tots, Gordenstein, who lives in Needham, has also become a major supporter of the National Alliance for Autism Research. [Lisa Fenn Gordenstein], an assistant vice president at Framingham-based TJX Companies, had planned to participate in a walk-a-thon to benefit that group, scheduled for Sept. 30, 2001. After her death, [David Gordenstein] agreed to name the alliance as the preferred beneficiary of memorial donations. Since then, nearly $120,000 has been contributed in Lisa's name, he said. 1. David Gordenstein, owner of Zeff Photo Supply, and Marine Sergeant [Major Kip Carpenter] with toy donations for needy children. / GLOBE STAFF PHOTO / MARK WILSON 2. David Gordenstein, who lost his wife in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, arranging gifts collected by his Belmont photo supply company for the Marines' Toys for Tots program. / GLOBE STAFF PHOTO / MARK WILSON
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TRAGEDY TEARS AT A FAMILY'S BONDS
So it was that tensions between [David Gordenstein] and [Dottie] quickly came to a head. During the 15 years of [Lisa Gordenstein] and David's marriage, the two had gotten along reasonably well because they were genuinely fond of each other. But Lisa was the one who dealt with her mother's frequent visits and phone calls. David and Lisa had often discussed limiting Dottie's access to their home, according to David, but somehow it never happened. Dottie, too, wanted some of Lisa's clothes, mementoes of their love. One day, when David was not home, she took some of her daughter's scarves from a drawer and some other items from garbage bags that David had filled with her things. When he learned about it, David was furious. One of the next to hear was Lisa's sister, [Debby Fenn]. Debby, who had long been close to David, was pleased at the news, according to several accounts. (Debby declined to be interviewed.) Dottie, however, was less thrilled. For her, the issue cut to the core. A single child herself, she had a very small family. Both she and Debby had seen their first husbands die. With Lisa now gone, they were deeply worried about what sort of family they had left.
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CHANGES AFOOT AT SHELTER: NEW ADOPTION PROCESS MOST NOTICEABLE OF COUNTY FACILITY'S OVERHAULS
The animal shelter, located off of Airport Boulevard, is the county's largest publicly operated shelter. In 2005, the shelter took in 7,396 dogs and cats. One criticism leveled at the shelter over the years has been its euthanasia rates, which animal advocates believed were too high. The audit determined, however, that Sonoma County's rate of euthanizing fewer than 50 percent of the dogs and cats brought in is not out of line compared with other shelters. 1. A cat awaiting adoption sits in a cage at the Sonoma County animal shelter Tuesday afternoon, where the facility is undergoing changes and improvements following recommendations contained in an audit. The report called for new leadership, better working conditions and a better adoption process. 2. Ruben Olivo of Santa Rosa looks for a dog at the Sonoma County animal shelter Tuesday afternoon.
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