Official Obituary of
Alicia Norma Sevilla
May 4, 1948 ~ May 16, 2018 (age 70) 70 Years Old
Alicia Sevilla Obituary
Alicia Norma Sevilla, 70, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died on May 16, 2018. She was born on May 4, 1948 in Mendoza, Argentina the daughter of Moises Sevilla and Amelia Vargas.
She is survived by her husband Clifford Queen of Bethlehem; son Alexander Queen of Maryland; step-children Peter Queen of Pennsylvania, Steven Queen of Arizona and Christina Gordon of Florida and their families; identical twin Elena Sevilla of Connecticut and siblings Graciela Sevilla and Guillermo Sevilla both of Mendoza, Argentina as well as six nephews and nieces.
Alicia studied mathematics at the Universidad de Cuyo in Argentina and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Cornell University. She was a professor at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA from 1984 to 2013 and served as Chair of the Mathematics Department there for six years. Alicia was a co-author of two mathematics textbooks: A Companion to Calculus and Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today's Informed Citizen.
She taught a wide variety of undergraduate mathematics courses and was highly regarded for her ability to motivate and involve students. Alicia was an effective mentor for generations of student teachers during her career.
While Alicia was a graduate student at Cornell University, her sister Elena became a political prisoner of Argentina's military dictatorship. Alicia waged a tenacious campaign, with help from Nobel laureates and others at Cornell and the Jimmy Carter administration, to liberate her sister from prison.
With the same tenacity she fought a long battle with cancer. Despite her disciplined scientific approach to the problem, she ultimately lost that fight. Alicia was generous, loving and compassionate. She willingly shared her time and expertise with friends, colleagues, students and family.
Services: A Memorial Service will be held at Moravian College on June 16th at 1PM at the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences. Alicia's arrangements have been entrusted to the Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden Street, Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be placed at www.cantelmifuneralhome.com.
Contributions: Memorial donations may be made in her name to Moravian College.
1107 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA, 18018
She is survived by her husband Clifford Queen of Bethlehem; son Alexander Queen of Maryland; step-children Peter Queen of Pennsylvania, Steven Queen of Arizona and Christina Gordon of Florida and their families; identical twin Elena Sevilla of Connecticut and siblings Graciela Sevilla and Guillermo Sevilla both of Mendoza, Argentina as well as six nephews and nieces.
Alicia studied mathematics at the Universidad de Cuyo in Argentina and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Cornell University. She was a professor at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA from 1984 to 2013 and served as Chair of the Mathematics Department there for six years. Alicia was a co-author of two mathematics textbooks: A Companion to Calculus and Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today's Informed Citizen.
She taught a wide variety of undergraduate mathematics courses and was highly regarded for her ability to motivate and involve students. Alicia was an effective mentor for generations of student teachers during her career.
While Alicia was a graduate student at Cornell University, her sister Elena became a political prisoner of Argentina's military dictatorship. Alicia waged a tenacious campaign, with help from Nobel laureates and others at Cornell and the Jimmy Carter administration, to liberate her sister from prison.
With the same tenacity she fought a long battle with cancer. Despite her disciplined scientific approach to the problem, she ultimately lost that fight. Alicia was generous, loving and compassionate. She willingly shared her time and expertise with friends, colleagues, students and family.
Services: A Memorial Service will be held at Moravian College on June 16th at 1PM at the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences. Alicia's arrangements have been entrusted to the Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden Street, Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be placed at www.cantelmifuneralhome.com.
Contributions: Memorial donations may be made in her name to Moravian College.
Memorial Service
JUN 16. 1:00 PM (EDT)
Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences at Moravian College1107 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA, 18018
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