Obituary

Sandy Rappaport passd away on November 17, 2025, at her home in Chandler, Arizona. She was 82 years old. Sandy was born in Seattle, Washington, on February 11, 1943. Her parents were Russell and Rachel Weiser. After graduating from high school, Sandy attended the University of Washington, receiving a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1964.

Sandy married Ronald Boyd shortly thereafter. The couple moved to San Jose, California, and eventually had two sons, Jeffrey and Mark. In the early 1970s, the marriage ended. Sandy moved back to Seattle and enrolled in the University of Washington Law School. She earned her juris doctorate degree in 1979.

Sandy moved back to California and settled into her home on Sunset Drive in the Villa Del Monte neighborhood. In 1983, she married Steve Rappaport. Their romance and profound friendship lasted over 42 years. Sandy accomplished many things in her life. She was an excellent skier in her teens and twenties. She practiced law in California, specializing in business litigation, for almost 20 years, before retiring in the late 1990s.

Sandy was a talented interior decorator. It was a hobby she greatly enjoyed. Sandy was a member of the Loma Prieta Club, a 120-year-old social club and charitable organization in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Sandy greatly valued her friends in the club and often wrote poems celebrating individual club members.

Sandy loved writing poetry. Her poems were clever and cute. She also wrote beautiful poems for family members. She was a modest person, and did not appreciate her poetic talents as much as others did. Sandy is survived by her husband Steve Rappaport, son Jeffrey Boyd and his wife Teri, son Mark Boyd, and two granddaughters, Ashlyn and Holly Boyd.