Cynthia Marie Risner of Lexington, Massachusetts, died in her sleep on the night of May 28, 2023 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
Cynthia was born in Hope, Kentucky in 1933 and moved to Massachusetts in 1968. Here she made a beautiful home for her family, and enjoyed quilting, baking, skiing, and trips to Maine with long-term partner Sanders Holmes. She began her working life as an airline stewardess and retired as a manager of a large wholesale business.
She was predeceased by her parents, Kelsie and Selia Risner. She is survived by the children from her first marriage, Fatima Mahdi and Nadia Mahdi, her granddaughter Lina Morouj Colla, and her partner Sanders Holmes.