Eileen M. Gleeson

Eileen M. Gleeson

Classical Pianist; Active in Grace Presbyterian Church; Former U.N. Employee

Eileen M. Gleeson, 93, of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, entered eternal peace at Job Haines Assisted Living, Bloomfield, NJ, on June 20, 2022. She died peacefully of natural causes.

Born June 18, 1929, in Bath, England, to William and Jeanette Gleeson, Eileen was raised there until 1939 when the Nazis started attacking England. She survived the war years of 1939 to 1945, often in bomb shelters.

Eileen started studying the pianoforte at age six and at age 12 performed some works by Chopin at a concert by the Bath Symphony Orchestra. Later, she studied pianoforte at the Trinity College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in London, obtaining Performer's and Teacher's diplomas. In 1959 she performed the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 and the Warsaw Concerto with the Bath Symphony Orchestra.

Eileen emigrated to the United States in 1961 and was employed by the United Nations. At the U.N. she was instrumental in writing and editing many works including, editing "Visions: Fifty Years of the United Nations."

Ms. Gleeson also was active in activities at Grace Presbyterian Church in Montclair, in creating various projects at the Glen Ridge Seniors Circle and at the Parkway House, a co-op where she served as Secretary for some time.

She was predeceased by her mother, Jeanette Gleeson (nee Trower), her father, William Gleeson and her two special cats, Ginger and Nike.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Presbyterian Church, 153 Grove Street, Montclair, NJ 07042.

Friends are invited to her funeral service at Grace Presbyterian Church, 153 Grove Street, Montclair on June 24, 2022 11:00 AM.

Condolences may be left at www.proutfuneralhome.com.