Lillian Gurry Rodos, real estate manager

LILLIAN GURRY RODOS, a manager for a local real estate firm, died at her French Quarter residence on January 9. She was 94. Rodos raised her family in the Uptown area, but elected to move to the French Quarter in her later years. A gifted businesswoman, she acquired two apartment buildings in the Vieux Carré, which she managed. She was a frequent visitor to a number of establishments in the historic district and well-regarded by residents there. A longtime member of Congregation Beth Israel, she was widowed by her husband, the late Robert Rodos, and is survived by her three daughters Devorah Rodos Harris (Harvey), Evelyn Rodos and Marlene Trestman (Henry Kahn) and two grandchildren. Graveside services at the old Beth Israel Cemetery, 4321 Frenchmen Street, were conducted by Rabbi Uri Topolosky at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10.