Lorraine A. Bedy Ph.D.

Lorraine Bédy, 69, of Syracuse, died at home, in the company of her immediate family, on December 26, 2017, after losing her battle with hepatobiliary cholangiocarcinoma. Lorraine was born in Yonkers, NY, and moved with her family to Edison, NJ, when she was 13. She graduated from Fordham University School of Education at Lincoln Center in 1970 and married Zoltan Bédy later that summer. They moved to Syracuse, NY, shortly thereafter. The two met during their sophomore year in college and have been together since. Lorraine was a secondary English teacher in the West Genesee district for 37 years. During that time she also attended the Syracuse University School of Education, where she earned a master’s degree in English education and a doctorate in the cultural foundations of education. Her focus in the latter degree was on mentoring across professions. After retiring from West Genesee, she taught teachers in the district and became an adjunct professor at the College of Health Professions at SUNY Upstate Medical University. There she taught writing and teaching methods and mentored new faculty. She retired from Upstate at the end of November 2017. Lorraine is survived by her spouse, Zoltan; her daughter, Julia (Robert Gardner) and grandson, Myles Gardner, of Syracuse; son Dylan, of Charlotte, NC; brother Lawrence Butynski (Patricia), and nephews Jesse and Jake, of Red Bank, NJ; mother, Casimira Butynski, of Syracuse; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends across the country. As per Lorraine’s request, there will be no calling hours or services. Her useable organs will be donated, her remains cremated, and her ashes surreptitiously distributed at an undisclosed location. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Lorraine’s name to the Hospice Foundation of Central New York, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY, 13088, or at www.hospicecny.org. Arrangements by B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, Camillus. Please sign the guestbook at www.BLBUSH.com Please consider a contribution to a newly created Dr. Lorraine A. Bedy Memorial Scholarship for West Genesee Graduates. https://gofund.me/4aec638c

Lorraine A. Bedy Ph.D.

August 24, 1948 - December 26, 2017