![]() She lost a bit of fire then but spent seven more years living on her own. She battled cancer and surgery/radiation treatment at 90 and survived. Upon his death, she returned to the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area and lived on her own. In her eighties and with very little help, she cared for her Alzheimer’s stricken husband for many years. She was a very strong woman with an uncompromising nature at times. She loved babies, little children, and the elderly without condition and cared for the sick and infirmed without hesitation. She was a devout Catholic and volunteered for various church related activities and was always helping other seniors who were not as fortunate physically. In her so-called retirement, she often worked at a nursing home part-time and volunteered many hours for the Red Cross. She walked miles and miles daily until almost the end of her 97 years. ![]() She took up golf later and enjoyed the “days with the gals” on the course. She won a Gold medal in the 1997 Senior Good Life Games at 75! She taught her children and numerous grandchildren to play tennis. She was an avid tennis player throughout her life. Lucille and Ray moved to Vero Beach where they spent 15 years in an active lifestyle community with lots of friends. She worked as an RN at several Miami area hospitals until Ray’s retirement in the 1980’s. She returned to school in the 1970’s and received her Nursing degree from Lindsey Hopkins Nursing School and then Miami Dade College. Although she was technically a stay at home mom for years, she taught the neighborhood to swim, cared for others’ children in her home, and seasonally worked part-time at a department store for extra income. Lucille had six more children and they raised their 10 children in the Miami area. They moved to Miami in 1952 with their four daughters. Lucille was married to Raymond Albert Watson “Ray” on July 3, 1944, for 63 years until his death in 2007. Her education, however, was cut short by the War. She attended Notre Dame High School, the University of Maryland, and Providence Hospital School of Nursing. Born to William and Dorothy Murphy in Washington, DC, on December 10th, 1922, Lucille or “Sealee” as many knew her, was the youngest of five children. Mary Lucille Watson, 97, of Cooper City, Fla., formerly of Miami and Vero Beach, Fla., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, December 17, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla. You can also search for previous obituaries here. Donations in his memory can be made to the Jewish Community Pantry of Milwaukee.To place a Sun Sentinel obituary, visit this form. He loved attending the opera, antiquing, reading, fishing and driving his MG. He had many close friends with whom he and Sharon enjoyed traveling to Europe, Mexico and hiking and exploring the national parks of North America. New York City was on the top of his list for taking the family to plays, musicals, museums and fine restaurants. Door County was also a favorite vacation spot with his family and friends. He loved spending time with his family enjoying the Florida sun and walking along the beach. He resided in Milwaukee, WI and Highland Beach, FL. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Beverly and brother in-law James Geisenfeld, in-laws Bess and Sidney Atinsky and granddaughter Harlow Sanderson. His survivors include his cherished family members: wife Sharon, daughter Jill Sanderson Davis (Al Rosman), and sons Jeff and Darrell, grandsons Ben Davis and Tayten Sanderson (mother Traci Schwartz), nieces Nancy Seaman and Diane Pioso (Rick), nephew Rick (Millie) Geisenfeld, and 5 great-nieces Melanie Seaman, Alyssa Geisenfeld, Jennifer Seaman, Marissa Pioso and Jenna Geisenfeld and 2 great-nephews Jeremy Seaman and Michael Pioso and family pet Emma. He also served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps in Virginia Beach, VA was a Board Member of Congregation Emanu-El B’Ne Jeshurun, a member of Congregation Sinai, a member of the University Club and the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs: Food & Wine Gastronomy Society and the Pi Lamda Phi (Pilam) Fraternity where he developed friendships that continued throughout his life. ![]() He was in private practice as an attorney in Milwaukee working for more than 50 years. He grew up in Shorewood, WI and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned his law degree and met his beloved and devoted wife Sharon (née Atinsky). His parents were Irving and Mildred Sanderson. He was born in Milwaukee on January 25, 1936. ![]()
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