![]() ![]() ![]() She served on a state textbook selection board and was a private math tutor. ![]() As a certified Braille translator, she transcribed children's textbooks. She was a member of LITE, an organization that brought about changes to Arizona law that enhanced parents' rights in education. When they transferred to Phoenix, Arizona, Florence set aside her slide rule for a new career as homemaker, raising three children.įlorence was dedicated to fostering education. ![]() After graduating college, she designed missile guidance systems for Goodyear Aerospace where she met fellow engineer Richard Baum, whom she married in 1952. But graduating as valedictorian of Buchtel High School and earning an engineering degree from the University of Michigan, few knew that English was her second language.ĭuring World War II, Florence helped the war effort working as a real-life "Rosie the Riveter" on the C46 transport plane and then for the US Army Chemical Warfare department doing synthetic rubber research. On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Florence Baum, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died at the age of 94.įlorence was born Octoin Akron, Ohio to immigrant parents Louis and Syka Tsilkoff, and was proud of her Macedonian heritage. ![]()
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