HIRSCH, Elaine, 76, died on Oct. 22, 2009 after a lengthy illness. She had lived in Tavernier and Islamorada since 1982 and had been a resident of Highland Park, Ill. She graduated from Lake Erie College for Women with a degree in elementary education. During her senior year of college, she studied at the University of Grenoble, France. Following college graduation, she attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, concentrating in art therapy. She taught first grade and kindergarten in Wheeling, Illinois for six years. In the Keys, she was a member of Mariners Hospital's Century Club and volunteered as a member of the Mariners Hospital Auxiliary. She was named Woman of the Year by the Keys Jewish Community Center in 2008. In Illinois, she volunteered for a number of years for the Roycemore School in Evanston, Ill., and the Lake Forest Academy. A board member of the Highland Park Historical Society, she was a docent at the Spertus Museum of Judaica and a volunteer for Concertante di Chicago. She is survived by husband Gerald Hirsch, son Allan (Beth) Hirsch, daughter Penny (George) Facchini, seven grandchildren, brother Thomas (Donna) Stone and sister-in-law Fritzi (Hal) Goldberg. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Keys Jewish Community Center. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Mariners Hospital Foundation, 91500 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Fla. 33070.