Rori Wilensky Eisenberg Obituary (1957 - 2012)

Rori Wilensky Eisenberg, 54, of Plymouth, passed away on 10 April 2012, surrounded by her family after a long battle with diffuse scleroderma. She is preceded in death by parents Joan & Shale Wilensky, sister Pami; in-laws Robert & Harriet Eisenberg; beloved dogs Cotton, Andrew, Keesee, Muffin, Biscuit and Brownie. Rori is survived by her husband Jeffrey; children Trent of Minneapolis & Jaci of Geneva, Switzerland; dogs Cupcake & Snoball; sister Heidi Wilensky & John Martin; sister-in-law Vicki and husband Howie Londer; niece Amie Londer; nephew Tony Londer and fiancée Samantha Nelson; dear cousin Scott Bader; dear friend Dr. Tanni Stone-Dorshow; numerous aunts & uncles, cousins, friends, employees, and neighbors. Rori and the family would like pay tribute to the excellent care provided her close friend and physician Dr. Ralph Shapiro, as well as by Dr. Allen van Beek, Cathy Mager R.N., and the team at NMHC. Their superb management of Rori's devastating and debilitating illness gave Rori several years on borrowed time. Rori was raised in St. Louis Park, where she enjoyed being a Parkette, particularly on the Panama trip and as an original Minnesota Vikings cheerleader at Met Stadium. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota in 1986 under Dr. Willard Koukkari, in whose lab she spent many enjoyable hours. On the eve of 1976 Rori's life was forever changed when she met Jeff - the two fell head over heels in love with each other. Married in 1979, they had Trent and Jaci in the following few years. Family was paramount to Rori - as a bookkeeper at Twin City Auto & Military Parts, the family business, she juggled the complicated schedules of her teenage son's fledgling computer business and her daughter's dance lessons, and still had dinner on the table. In December 2002, Rori was instrumental in helping Jeff found Libson Twin City Auto and in the succeeding years, building it into one of the largest automotive drivetrain rebuilding companies in the country, Rori loved her dogs very much - many remarked how they would love to be reincarnated as one of her pets! She also loved workplace cats Tom and Dolly, skiing, classic cars, the Scottsdale Valley, reading Torah, traveling, speaking French, the domestic arts, her spotless home, and spoiling her family rotten with her time and energy. Rori faced her diagnosis bravely, with her head high, and more concerned about others than herself. She is terribly missed and will be remembered fondly for her selflessness and iron will. Funeral service 3:30 pm, THURSDAY at TEMPLE ISRAEL , 2324 Emerson Ave. So., Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to the Eisenberg Family Scholarship Fund (#5663) at the UMN Veterinary School or the Scleroderma Research Foundation (srfcure.org). SHIVA, 7 pm Saturday and Sunday at Oak Ridge Country Club, 700 Oak Ridge Rd., Hopkins.