ASU remembers

   

Elizabeth Louise Jelinek

Executive Secretary to Head Librarian - 1953 to 1978

   

  

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April 27, 2009

Elizabeth Louise Jelinek, nee Zeman, 92, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her husband, James, two brothers and two sisters. James and Elizabeth moved to Tempe in 1953 when James joined the faculty at ASU (then Arizona State College) as a professor of education. Elizabeth also began working at the university as the executive secretary for the head librarian at Matthews Library. She worked at the library for 25 years, retiring in 1978. After her husband's death, Elizabeth moved to Arcadia, California in 2007. She is survived by her son and his family.