Lisa Faith Boguslaw

Lisa Faith Boguslaw died peacefully on Tuesday March 27, 2018 in the company of family and friends. Lisa lived life with joy, grace, tenacity, laughter, music and dance. Lisa was born in Fairfax, VA and moved with her family as a young girl to University City, Mo. Lisa learned to walk on her toes, dancing to music from the very start. Throughout high school she danced and she continued to dance at Washington University, where she also studied International Development. After a short post – graduation stint in Boston, MA she landed in North Carolina where she got her MFA in dance from UNC-Greensboro. She spent time teaching dance and theater at Murray State University in KY, spent summers teaching the Governors School for the Arts in Louisville, KY and then taught dance at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC and worked with the Rowan Arts Council. Lisa volunteered to support elections, helped support the Rowan Arts Council, was active in Temple Israel and most recently served as a tutor for the Literacy Council. Lisa and Seth built a beautiful life together and shared a joy of music, travel, the beach, the mountains, and time with good friends. Most of all they shared a joy of raising their daughter Ava. Lisa loved nothing more in life than being a mother to Ava, who brought her joy, laughs, pride, fun, creativity and love. Her family is grateful for the loving care and attention of her friends and the Hospice staff who cared for her and the family over the past days, weeks, years. Lisa is, was and will forever be beloved by all: her daughter Ava Holtzman; husband Seth Holtzman; mother Wanda; sister Janet; brother and sister-in laws Adam and Maria; nephews and nieces Alex, Daniel, Hannah, and Natan; dear cousins Joni and Shelley; other family and good friends near and far from across a lifetime. We know she has joined her loving father, Robert, her sister Chelle, and mother and father-in law Sylvia and Abraham, to dance with endless joy for all eternity. A graveside service will be held 3:00 PM – Thursday (March 29) at Pine Forest Memorial Gardens, 770 Stadium Drive, Wake Forest, NC. Please arrive between 2:30 and 3:00. This is a wooded site that can be muddy; please wear non-slippery shoes, and do not dress up if you plan to attend. A memorial service and Shiva will be held and dates sent out to the community soon. Donations in Lisa’s memory may be made to the American Lung Cancer Association - https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/memorial-giving.html .