Sylvia Guberman, the fiesty, outspoken political activist from Stratford who told Bill Clinton in her own kitchen 30 years ago he would “some day be president,” has died at age 74.
Guberman died late Wednesday night with family by her side after fighting a lenghty and very tough illness with the same bull-dog determination she had for years fought political opponents.
Guberman, who worked with Clinton three decades ago on local campaigns while he attended Yale University and lived in Milford, had in recent years become disillusioned with the local Democtract party.
During the 199o’s she, along with the late Town Council Chairman Ray Voccola, was among the leaders of the former United Democrats of Stratford — a political action group established after some Dems became fed up with the leadership of then Democratic Town Committee Chairman Richard Miron.
But Guberman’s love and devotion to her family, including two sons and a daughter, and grandchildren Jason, Matthew and Lily, was her biggest joy of all.
Look for a more in-depth story on Guberman in Monday’s Connecticut Post.
Although the Guberman family and the Baum family had been seperated in miles, but never were never in our hearts. Mrs. Guberman seperated
Syl and her late husband Maury were very special cousins to our family especially to my Mom Vivian Guberman and dad Ralph. My sister Ava & Marvin and husband Jerry adored Syl. My Mom was Syl’s favorite. She always called her her “Aunt Viv.”
Syl and Maury with live forever in our hearts.
Love,
Sheila, Jerry & Family
&
Ava Marving & Family
I am grateful Sylvia lived long enough to see the end of the Miron’s stranglehold on Stratford.
Thank you for editing the article so quickly.
As far as I know, my Mother z”l had only two sons, and she also had a granddaughter, who was an apple of her eye in my Mother’s own words.