Helene Tatar Plotkin dies in CA.; memorial planned

HELENE TATAR PLOTKIN a teacher for more than four decades and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Sunday February 14, 2021, in Walnut Creek, CA. She was 93.

HELENE TATAR PLOTKIN

A native of New Orleans, she was a resident of Plaquemine throughout her childhood and adolescence, and took up her decades long residency in New Orleans until the post Hurricane Katrina period.

She decided in 2006 to move to the San Francisco Bay Area to be closer to her children and grandchildren and had been a resident of California ever since..

Plotkin was a graduate of Plaquemine High School and graduated from LSU with an Education degree in 1949. She began her teaching career at Plaquemine Elementary, but eventually became a highly-respected and admired teacher at Isidore Newman School for many decades.

She was also a long-time member of Gates of Prayer Synagogue before and after their move to Metairie, a membership she maintained until her relocation. Formerly, she was also a member of Congregation Beth Israel.

Plotkin was predeceased by her husband, George A. Plotkin, and is survived by her two sons, Mark Jay Plotkin  (Liliana Madrigal) of Arlington, VA., and Norman Craig Plotkin (Doris Omi) of Lafayette, CA. and five grandchildren. 

A memorial service is pending for an appropriate date in the future. In lieu of flowers, please make a kind donation to Second Harvest Food Bank or to a charity of your choice.