Nancee Enyart Cron

1953-2024

Nancee was raised in West Los Angeles by her parents, Alvin and Audrey Greenwald. She and he first husband, Scott Enyart, raised their two children, Jamie and Shawna, in Santa Monica.

She moved to the Palisades in the ’90s and lived here for the rest of her life. She worked as the communications director at Kehillat Israel synagogue and was responsible for their public relations, including photographing the construction of the new synagogue.

She worked for several other businesses in the Palisades before landing her dream job as the grants and operations manager for the Herb Alpert Foundation. She spent the next 14 years in a pivotal role supporting the foundation’s grantmaking process and operations.

Her dedication and meticulous management of the foundation’s administrative needs and grantee relationships helped shape its impactful philanthropic efforts. Nancee’s work contributed to the foundation’s success and its mission to support the arts and arts education in the Los Angeles community and beyond. She left an indelible mark on the foundation and the many communities it serves. She retired from the foundation in 2020 to spend more time with her family.

Nancee spent the last 15 years of her life married to Steve Cron. They travelled the world together, especially enjoying the adventure of new places that were off the beaten path, such as Iran, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Turkey, Cuba, Southeast Asia and numerous countries in Eastern Europe.

Nancee left an indelible mark on everyone she met. She was enthusiastic, inquisitive and eager to embrace new people, experiences and cultures. She was quick to laugh and had an optimistic outlook on life that allowed her to always see the good in people.

Family was the most important part of Nancee’s life, and she maintained close relationships with her brothers, Paul and Randy Greenwald, and their wives, Isabel and Marni, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, as well as her children, Jamie and Shawna, her son-in-law Jamend, and her grandchildren, Madelyn and Caleb. She was also very close with Steve’s kids, Matt, Jenn and Julie Cron, and Matt’s wife, Val, and their children, Max and Zella.

Nancee will be deeply missed by her numerous friends, work colleagues and family. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, anyone who is so inclined send a donation to the UCLA Lung Transplant Program.