Yasmeen Weems — a Maplewood resident, South Orange Middle School parent and beloved mother of Zamir — passed away on August 5, 2019.
“Yasmeen was an amazing single mom who raised one of the best kids I know,” Yasmeen’s friend Eileen Campos wrote on the SOMS families Facebook page. Others commented in the post: “such a lovely woman,” “always warm and kind, and the best mother.”
Yasmeen moved to Maplewood from Newark, NJ in 2015. She worked for Newark Public Schools and Paterson Public Schools as a School Psychologist. She held a BA from Virginia Union in Special Education and two Masters Degrees — one in school Psychology and the other in Clinical Psychology — from Lehigh University. “She loved Maplewood,” said Campos. “She contributed to this community as much as her busy schedule would allow, and she really loved it here.”
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the St. Joseph’s Church (767 Prospect St, Maplewood, NJ). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 13th 2019 at 11:00 AM at the same location. A burial will be held on Tuesday, August 13th 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Glendale Cemetery (28 Hoover Ave, Bloomfield, NJ).
Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in her memory via her Everhere obituary post, or leave a sympathy message to the family on her memorial page. Those wishing to aid the family, can visit here.
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