10/30/2026
💙🤍 POTTER TRIBUTE | HONORING THE REMARKABLE LIFE & LEGACY OF STELLA BIRNBAUM (1923–2026) 🕊️
The East Liverpool City School District joins our community in mourning the passing of Mrs. Stella Birnbaum, who passed away on October 28 at the remarkable age of 103.
A proud member of the East Liverpool High School Class of 1940, Mrs. Birnbaum graduated as valedictorian before continuing her education at The Ohio State University.
An educator at heart and a lifelong champion of public education, Mrs. Birnbaum dedicated much of her life to serving the students, staff, and families of East Liverpool City Schools.
💙 For more than 20 years, Mrs. Birnbaum faithfully served on the East Liverpool Board of Education, helping guide our district, support our educators, and advocate for generations of Potter students.
Her commitment to education extended beyond our classrooms through her service on the Carnegie Public Library Board, reflecting her belief in the importance of learning, literacy, and opportunity for all.
Mrs. Birnbaum exemplified what it means to be POTTER PROUD. Her intelligence, strength, grace, and unwavering dedication to her hometown made a lasting impact on the community she loved.
While we celebrate her extraordinary 103 years of life, we especially want to recognize and thank Mrs. Birnbaum for the countless hours, thoughtful leadership, and genuine care she invested in the future of East Liverpool City Schools.
Her legacy lives on in the classrooms she supported, the educators she championed, and the generations of students whose lives were touched by her service.
On behalf of our Board of Education, administration, faculty, staff, students, and the entire Potter Nation, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the Birnbaum family.
Thank you, Mrs. Birnbaum, for believing in our schools, investing in our students, and dedicating so much of your life to making East Liverpool a better place.
Your service will never be forgotten, and your place in Potter history will forever be remembered. 💙🤍
🕊️ Rest peacefully, Mrs. Birnbaum.