DIASPORA

Ilya Zhitomirskiy 1989 - 2011



Dear friends,

Our son Ilya suddenly and tragically passed away.

 A viewing will be held on Sunday November 20, at 3 pm,

in the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia,

2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 In San Francisco the viewing will be on Friday November 18th

in McAvoy O'Hara, 4545 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94118

  In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to

Ilya Zhitomirskiy Foundation

PO Box 30551, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Donations will proceed to tech-minded students and tech projects and whatever Ilya touched during his lifetime:

Robotic clubs, Tech projects in schools Ilya attended, the Diaspora Foundation, the Electronic Freedom Foundation, and particular individuals with projects he would have loved.

Ilya deeply loved technology, art, and dance. He took pride in his role as co-founder of the Diaspora Foundation, and took joy in ballroom dancing.

 

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Ilya Zhitomirskiy, beloved son, brother and grandson, was buried in beautiful West Laurel Hill Cemetery on Dec 16, 2011, at 14:30 ET. We thank those who have remembered Ilya with us, and who continue to do so. The first distribution of donations to the Ilya Zhitomirskiy Foundation has been awarded to Lower Merion School's Dawgma Robotic Team. 
 
Thank you again for your love and support in this difficult time.