Helene Myers, 87

SARASOTA, FLA. – Helene Pliner Myers, of Sarasota, Florida, died Jan. 10, 2024. She was the wife of C. William Myers.

Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Irving and Ruth (Schaffer) Pliner, she lived in Rhode Island prior to moving to Florida in 1992.

Mrs. Myers was a graduate of Brown University and was the president of T.W. Rounds Travel. She was a former president of the League of Women Voters, board member of the Asolo Theatre and treasurer of the Sarasota Fine Arts Society. Mrs. Myers was a member of Temple Beth-El, Providence, and Temple Emanu El, Sarasota.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Dr. Thomas R. Myers, of Palo Alto, California, and James R. Myers and his wife, Denise, of Providence; and her granddaughters, Eleanor Myers, and her husband, Benjamin Rubenstein, and Emma Myers. She was the sister-in-law of the late Jacquline Myers Neimark.

Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association at P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 or https://www.heart.org/ or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or https://donate.cancer.org/.