Margery S. Posner

Longtime Palisades resident Margery S. Posner passed away peacefully on March 11, 2017 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and congestive heart failure. Margery had been living at Belmont Village in Westwood for the past four years.

The daughter of Margery Cohn Snowden and George I. Snowden, Margery was born on April 28, 1924 in Washington, D.C., where she was raised. Margery married David L. Posner in 1946. They moved to Pacific Palisades in 1959, along with their three children, Laurie, Charles and Dustin, when David went to work as an aeronautical engineer at North American Aviation. David died of a heart attack in 1968.

In 1944, Margery graduated from the University of Michigan. Subsequently, she earned a master’s degree in economics from American University. Margery went on to earn teaching degree from UCLA in 1968 and taught government at Santa Monica High School for 18 years. While in her late 50s, Margery enrolled as a part-time student at Whittier Law School and earned a J.D. degree in 1986 at the age of 62. After passing the California Bar, Margery used her law degree to provide volunteer legal services to seniors and others who could not afford legal assistance.

Margery was an avid and accomplished tennis player, and she was a regular presence on the courts at Palisades Park. She also enjoyed golf, bridge, and biking and hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains. She loved art and music and was a long-time subscriber to the LA Philharmonic concert series and many theater series. She also loved reading and participated in a local book club for many years. She was very interested in politics and was an active member of the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club.

As much as she loved the Palisades, Margery was an insatiable traveler who visited numerous countries around the world and all of the continents. She enjoyed spending summers in Aspen, Colorado and Maui, attending activities involving the arts, music and current events, as well as enjoying the outdoors.

Margery is survived by her three children: Laurie Mutalipassi of Westminster, California, Dustin Posner of Portland, Oregon, and Charles Posner of Chevy Chase, Maryland. She has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A celebration of Margery’s life will be held at a later date.