Lillian Glesinger, who was recently honored as a 40 Year member of the National Association of Realtors, passed away on July 5, 2009 at her residence in Villanova. She was 87.

Born in Saranac Lake, New York, she was the only daughter of Caroline and Joseph Vuzzi.

After high school, Lillian moved to Washington, DC, where she held several executive assistant positions: to Oscar Altman, former Director and subsequently head of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank; Roy Thompson, former Chairman of the Price Decontrol Board; Chester Bowles, former Head of the Office of Price Administration and later appointed as Special Assistant to the President, Governor of Connecticut and Ambassador to India.

Lillian was then trained by the CIA and assigned to Tsingtao, North China, where she met her future husband and the love of her life, Paul Glesinger, who died in 1987 Lillian and Paul were the first civilians released under the Communist rule in 1949. Their travels took them to Hong Kong, India, Thailand, Istanbul, Turkey and Japan. They returned to the U.S. in the early 1950's where Lillian served in additional executive/admin. assistant positions, most notably to the late Charles Revson, Chairman of the Board of Revlon, Inc.

Lillian and her family moved to Villanova in 1965 where she remained until her death. She became a successful real estate broker, and was one of the first members of the Main Line Million Dollar Club. She worked for a number of prominent Main Line firms over the years, including Robert Bruce Realty, C. R. Lange, Roach Brothers, Emlen-Wheeler, Laurence S Scott and Crozer & Crozer. She was active in Real Estate Board activities and held several posts.

Lillian is survived by a son, Paul Jr., a daughter, Cathryn Kohlman, and two grandchildren, Jessica and Samantha.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday July 10, 10 AM at St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the Villanova University Campus on Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA. Relatives and friends may call at the Church after 9 AM. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Pennsylvania SPCA, 350 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134-9987.