“Childhaven was an important part of her life, and she felt very proud to serve on the Board,” says her husband, David Zapolsky. “She really cared for kids and their well being.”
Lindsay was serving her third year on the Childhaven Board when she died of cancer in 2008 at the age of 50. Her parting gift to the organization came from her estate and memorial donations.
Her life, though far too short, was full and fulfilling. At 14, she embarked with her mother, cousin and grandparents on a three-year journey around the world aboard a 44-foot yacht (graduating from high school via correspondence courses). The experience helped shape her broad and optimistic view of the world.
Lindsay and David met in law school in California and worked together as prosecutors in New York. Shortly after their son, Ian, was born, they moved back to Seattle where Lindsay devoted herself to a variety of private and public pursuits, including Childhaven.
Helping children became her passion in the last 10 years of her life. While volunteering at her son’s elementary school, she developed a deep interest in teaching children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities how to read. Lindsay eventually became an expert in different teaching methods and started her own tutoring practice.
She will be remembered for the many young lives she touched—a legacy that lives on at Childhaven.