GILL, Desiree Patricia (nee PELLEW) - Of Georgetown, Guyana, born on March 2, 1945, to the late Walterine Pellew and Cardwell Pellew, transcended at age 73 on January 30, 2019 in Joshua Tree, California.
Desiree enjoyed a lifelong career in the legal profession.
She worked as a legal secretary for Mark H. Gamsin at O'Melveny & Myers and as a Paralegal for Thomas S. Levyn while he served as Mayor of Beverly Hills.
To become a paralegal, Desiree attended West LA College while working full time as a legal secretary.
She would later go on to retire from the California Court of Appeal as a Paralegal. During her life she was also a vibrant member at Westwood Hills Congregational Church and served as a volunteer for First AME Church of Los Angeles' Entrepreneurial Education Program.
The program was designed to help revive South LA residents after its devastating 1994 riots. Shortly after retirement she moved to the Sun Lakes community in Southern California where she enjoyed reading to elementary school children, ping pong tournaments, live stage shows and weekly group meditation.
A memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 11:00 a.m. at Heart Lake Baptist Church, located at 10245 Kennedy Road North, Brampton, ON. A reception will follow – location TBD. Reverend Audley Goulbourne will officiate the service.
Donations in Desiree's name are celebrated at lafla.org (Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles) and alz.org (Alzheimer's Association).
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