Eve Rozsa Senn

October 23, 1944—February 24, 2013
Eve Rozsa Senn, 68, died on February 24, 2013. Eve was born October 28, 1944 to Lisa and Imre Rozsa in Nairobi, Kenya, where she was also raised by her grandmother Selma, a Holocaust survivor. Eve graduated high school in Kenya and then traveled through Europe before attending university in England. Eve met and married Dick Senn in 1964. While living in Switzerland, their first child, Mara, was born. Careers led the family back to Chicago coinciding with the birth of their second daughter, Tana. From there, the family moved to California. Eve’s marriage to Dick ended in divorce. Putting her travel experiences and love of people to work, Eve was a vice president for Abercrombie & Kent, sending clients and friends on the most exotic of holidays and safaris. After life adventures living and traveling around the world and raising a family in Pacific Palisades, Eve moved to Santa Barbara and was a frequent visitor to the Seattle area. Always committed to community, Eve dedicated herself to Santa Barbara Hillel, Music Academy of the West, and Jewish Family Service. Eve lived life to the fullest at every turn. She appreciated beauty, nature, and friendship. She positively affected everyone she met with her warmth and storytelling abilities. Her unique accent and charm made her an amazing fundraiser for many causes. She loved singing, painted beautiful pottery, had an amazing green thumb and was the best granny in the world. Surviving Eve are her greatest joys — her two daughters, Tana Senn (husband Kevin Flaherty) of Mercer Island, and their children, beloved grandchildren Benjamin and Rachel; Mara Senn (husband Chris Michaels) of Potomac, Md., and their children, beloved grandsons Aaron and Seth; sister Julia Smith (husband Howard) of Santa Barbara; and brother Johnny Rozsa of NY, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Health Africa, P.O. Box 40529, Bellevue, WA 98015-4529 or online at communityheatlhafrica.org.