First Spouse: Max Edward Tonkon, who was born Oct 30, 1927, in Houston and who died Sep 27, 2023, in Dallas. His body was donated to science, according to Sparkman-Hillcrest records.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Sunday, May 20, 2001
Janis Gamm Ablon acted on her convictions and made the world a better place, friends said.
Mrs. Ablon, 68, died of cancer May 11 at her home in Dallas. Services were Monday.
Mrs. Ablon's unsolicited call to Jewish Family Service director Michael Fleisher led to the creation of the service's Domestic Violence Intervention Services and the Dallas Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Violence six years ago.
"Her sensitivity, courage and willingness to confront domestic violence in the Jewish community, along with her vision of what needed to be done, were the catalysts," Mr. Fleisher said.
Ariela Goldstein, administrator of the domestic violence program at Jewish Family Service, said: "Janis was the heart of everything we do. She was the matriarch of the coalition and the service."
Jewish Family Service's domestic violence intervention program serves about 50 abused women and children each year. The coalition's annual conference draws hundreds of participants. This year's conference, to be conducted in November, is named in honor of Mrs. Ablon.
"In her quiet and firm way, Janis continually furthered her vision, which had become the shared vision," Mr. Fleisher said. "She was the perfect example of how one person can make our world a safer, better place."
Mrs. Ablon was born in Shreveport, La., and attended the University of Texas in Austin. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas and Temple Bnai Zion in Shreveport. She tended her family's investments and farm in Louisiana.
"She was dedicated to bettering the lives of others, whether she was caring for elderly parents and family members or appearing in court with battered women," said her husband, Ben M. Ablon of Dallas.
Mrs. Ablon is survived by her husband; brother, Julius A. Gamm of Shreveport, La.; two sons, Charles G. Tonkon of Dallas and I. Edward Tonkon II of San Diego; an aunt, Rosalie Tobian of Dallas; stepson Edward Ablon of Dallas; and two granddaughters.
Dallas Morning News, The () , obit for Services held for Janis Ablon, advocate for victims of abuse, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0F7DD60168118DBC-0F7DD60168118DBC : accessed 29 May 2019)
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Sunday, May 20, 2001
Janis Gamm Ablon acted on her convictions and made the world a better place, friends said.
Mrs. Ablon, 68, died of cancer May 11 at her home in Dallas. Services were Monday.
Mrs. Ablon's unsolicited call to Jewish Family Service director Michael Fleisher led to the creation of the service's Domestic Violence Intervention Services and the Dallas Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Violence six years ago.
"Her sensitivity, courage and willingness to confront domestic violence in the Jewish community, along with her vision of what needed to be done, were the catalysts," Mr. Fleisher said.
Ariela Goldstein, administrator of the domestic violence program at Jewish Family Service, said: "Janis was the heart of everything we do. She was the matriarch of the coalition and the service."
Jewish Family Service's domestic violence intervention program serves about 50 abused women and children each year. The coalition's annual conference draws hundreds of participants. This year's conference, to be conducted in November, is named in honor of Mrs. Ablon.
"In her quiet and firm way, Janis continually furthered her vision, which had become the shared vision," Mr. Fleisher said. "She was the perfect example of how one person can make our world a safer, better place."
Mrs. Ablon was born in Shreveport, La., and attended the University of Texas in Austin. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas and Temple Bnai Zion in Shreveport. She tended her family's investments and farm in Louisiana.
"She was dedicated to bettering the lives of others, whether she was caring for elderly parents and family members or appearing in court with battered women," said her husband, Ben M. Ablon of Dallas.
Mrs. Ablon is survived by her husband; brother, Julius A. Gamm of Shreveport, La.; two sons, Charles G. Tonkon of Dallas and I. Edward Tonkon II of San Diego; an aunt, Rosalie Tobian of Dallas; stepson Edward Ablon of Dallas; and two granddaughters.
Dallas Morning News, The () , obit for Services held for Janis Ablon, advocate for victims of abuse, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0F7DD60168118DBC-0F7DD60168118DBC : accessed 29 May 2019)
First Spouse: Max Edward Tonkon, who was born Oct 30, 1927, in Houston and who died Sep 27, 2023, in Dallas. His body was donated to science, according to Sparkman-Hillcrest records.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Sunday, May 20, 2001
Janis Gamm Ablon acted on her convictions and made the world a better place, friends said.
Mrs. Ablon, 68, died of cancer May 11 at her home in Dallas. Services were Monday.
Mrs. Ablon's unsolicited call to Jewish Family Service director Michael Fleisher led to the creation of the service's Domestic Violence Intervention Services and the Dallas Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Violence six years ago.
"Her sensitivity, courage and willingness to confront domestic violence in the Jewish community, along with her vision of what needed to be done, were the catalysts," Mr. Fleisher said.
Ariela Goldstein, administrator of the domestic violence program at Jewish Family Service, said: "Janis was the heart of everything we do. She was the matriarch of the coalition and the service."
Jewish Family Service's domestic violence intervention program serves about 50 abused women and children each year. The coalition's annual conference draws hundreds of participants. This year's conference, to be conducted in November, is named in honor of Mrs. Ablon.
"In her quiet and firm way, Janis continually furthered her vision, which had become the shared vision," Mr. Fleisher said. "She was the perfect example of how one person can make our world a safer, better place."
Mrs. Ablon was born in Shreveport, La., and attended the University of Texas in Austin. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas and Temple Bnai Zion in Shreveport. She tended her family's investments and farm in Louisiana.
"She was dedicated to bettering the lives of others, whether she was caring for elderly parents and family members or appearing in court with battered women," said her husband, Ben M. Ablon of Dallas.
Mrs. Ablon is survived by her husband; brother, Julius A. Gamm of Shreveport, La.; two sons, Charles G. Tonkon of Dallas and I. Edward Tonkon II of San Diego; an aunt, Rosalie Tobian of Dallas; stepson Edward Ablon of Dallas; and two granddaughters.
Dallas Morning News, The () , obit for Services held for Janis Ablon, advocate for victims of abuse, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0F7DD60168118DBC-0F7DD60168118DBC : accessed 29 May 2019)
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Sunday, May 20, 2001
Janis Gamm Ablon acted on her convictions and made the world a better place, friends said.
Mrs. Ablon, 68, died of cancer May 11 at her home in Dallas. Services were Monday.
Mrs. Ablon's unsolicited call to Jewish Family Service director Michael Fleisher led to the creation of the service's Domestic Violence Intervention Services and the Dallas Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Violence six years ago.
"Her sensitivity, courage and willingness to confront domestic violence in the Jewish community, along with her vision of what needed to be done, were the catalysts," Mr. Fleisher said.
Ariela Goldstein, administrator of the domestic violence program at Jewish Family Service, said: "Janis was the heart of everything we do. She was the matriarch of the coalition and the service."
Jewish Family Service's domestic violence intervention program serves about 50 abused women and children each year. The coalition's annual conference draws hundreds of participants. This year's conference, to be conducted in November, is named in honor of Mrs. Ablon.
"In her quiet and firm way, Janis continually furthered her vision, which had become the shared vision," Mr. Fleisher said. "She was the perfect example of how one person can make our world a safer, better place."
Mrs. Ablon was born in Shreveport, La., and attended the University of Texas in Austin. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas and Temple Bnai Zion in Shreveport. She tended her family's investments and farm in Louisiana.
"She was dedicated to bettering the lives of others, whether she was caring for elderly parents and family members or appearing in court with battered women," said her husband, Ben M. Ablon of Dallas.
Mrs. Ablon is survived by her husband; brother, Julius A. Gamm of Shreveport, La.; two sons, Charles G. Tonkon of Dallas and I. Edward Tonkon II of San Diego; an aunt, Rosalie Tobian of Dallas; stepson Edward Ablon of Dallas; and two granddaughters.
Dallas Morning News, The () , obit for Services held for Janis Ablon, advocate for victims of abuse, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0F7DD60168118DBC-0F7DD60168118DBC : accessed 29 May 2019)
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