Ericka Mackay News Today

Elissa Beryl Bishop-Becker, of Key West, continued her spiritual journey beyond this physical life on April 27, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. Born to Milton and Hazel (Simpson) Kaufman on July 20, 1947 in New York, she grew up in New Hyde Park, Long Island, attending the public schools of Great Neck South. A journey through several universities (American, New School, Hofstra, Adelphi) brought her a bachelor’s degree in English from Hunter College. Her early vocational and avocatio...