Pearl Ruth Segel, a longtime Pacific Palisades resident, passed away peacefully February 16 after a courageous two-year battle with liver cancer. She was 72. Pearl had been married to Don Segel, treasurer of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, since 1957, and they lived in Marquez Knolls. Pearl was the administrator of the UCLA Geography Department for 29 years, contributing to its growth, finding housing for new faculty members, counseling graduate students and hosting large parties for them in her home. The answer to many inquiries from staff and students was ‘Ask Pearl.’ Upon retiring, Pearl spent five years as a Getty docent and supported many health and public interest organizations. She then found a volunteer niche in the Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Association as assistant director of volunteers and served two to three days a week for 19 years at the office across from the Art Museum. She wrote and published the quarterly newsletter, distributed helpful literature for caregivers and manned the help line. She received many awards for her Alzheimer’s activities, which included coordination of fundraising events and memory walks. She also found time to be on the board of the Jewish Home for the Aged in Reseda. A well-loved person by all who knew her, Pearl rose each day to be a positive presence for others. She smiled in a way that touched people’s hearts and was a joy and love to all around her. She was the loving daughter of Burt and Sylvia (Sheinbein) Bierman, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Don, and her sister Shirley Sue Berko (husband Stanley). She was also a loving ‘Auntie Pearl’ to eight nieces and nephews, their spouses and their children. Donations in Pearl’s memory can be made to the Jewish Home for the Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association.
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