Sorita "Mitzi" Mayer

Sorita "Mitzi" Mayer was born in Chicago, IL on May 5, 1925, and died on May 30, 2014 after an extended illness. Preceded in death by her husband Marvin Mayer in 1962, her son Alan Bruce Mayer in 1968, her father Rupert Gross in 1965 and her mother Myrtle Gross in 2002. Survived by her cousins Joy (Gertler) Cowen of Scottsdale, AZ; Jamie, Paul, Baylee and Marli Bessler also of Scottsdale, AZ; Matt Tinkelman of Denver, CO; and Scott D. Fisher, Esq. and Tanit Praipan of Los Angeles, CA, along with other extended family members. Mitzi resided in Palm Springs for 56 years and was a long time presence within the local community, and an active member and supporter of numerous local organizations including Temple Isaiah of Palm Springs, the McCallum Theater, Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce and local gay and lesbian community organizations. Mitzi provided accounting, bookkeeping and income tax preparation services to the local desert community between 1964 and 2009 through Mitzi Mayer & Associates. Her clients included many Hollywood celebrities, local civic leaders and business owners over the years. She loved all of her clients, considered them as family and always remained available to them, day or night. We will remember Mitzi for her incredible strength in the face of adversity, her wonderfully campy, infectious, and sometimes salty sense of humor, and her unconditional tolerance and embrace of others without hesitation. We will miss her charismatic presence, which she thankfully maintained until her demise. Mitzi's family is especially grateful to her amazing caregivers. Mitzi's family suggests donations to the Alzheimer's Association (Rancho Mirage local chapter), Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, Desert AIDS Project or Jewish Family Services (of Palm Springs) in Mitzi's memory. For your convenience, you may click any of the links and donate. Alzheimer's Association https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=0F29C8B373466DEB90477C9171B95A09.app214a?11461.donation=form1&df_id=11461&pw_id=1821&_ga=1.189068203.1856992998.1401830477 Mothers Against Drunk Drivers https://secure2.convio.net/madd/site/Donation2?df_id=3101&3101.donation=form1 Desert AIDS Project https://desertaidsproject.thankyou4caring.org/donate Jewish Family Service Of The Desert http://jfsdesert.org/give.html Mitzi requested that there be no memorial service upon her passing, and her family will respect her wishes. Readers are encouraged to express your sentiments, condolences and photos on this webpage that is dedicated to Mitzi’s memory.

Sorita "Mitzi" Mayer

May 5, 1925 - May 30, 2014

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May 5, 1925 - May 30, 2014

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