Edith Schapira, 76 of Phoenix, passed away on October 12, 2008. She lived in Arizona since 1945 coming from Detroit, Michigan. She retired in 1994 after 25 years in the Student Advisement office at the College of Education at Arizona State University. Edith will be remembered as a "great advisor and encourager to students -- a great support for teacher education." Also as a loving wife, mother and grandmother as well as a true friend to many. Her work on education and charity projects will be sorely missed. She is survived by her husband Jerry and her four children Susan Wagner (Chuck), Howard Schapira (Patti), Robin Constance, Jeffrey Schapira (Amy) and her brother Shiel Gayler (Trish) as well as her 7 grandchildren.