Getz remembered for supporting victims

The Westchester community is celebrating the life of Irvington resident Monica Getz, who helped countless victims of domestic abuse as founder of the Coalition for Family Justice. Getz, who was the former wife of the late legendary saxophonist Stan Getz, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5, at age 90, after a battle with bile duct cancer. She had lived in the village for nearly six decades.

Monica Getz was born into Swedish aristocracy, the granddaughter of Count Eric von Rosen and a descendent of Nils Silfverskiöld, both of whom were members of prominent royal families. She met her future husband in 1954 while she was a student at Georgetown University and he was performing in a campus concert with Count Basie. They married two years later.