Obituary
A gifted writer and editor, Cynthia Emma Overbeck Bix touched the lives of everyone she met with her calming presence, compassionate nature, and quick and clever wit. Good friends were often surprised to learn of her many accomplishments, since she mentioned them infrequently, if ever. “She was the most generous, nonjudgmental friend,” recalls longtime Berkeley friend Ellen Rosenfield.
Cynthia was the author of 35 nonfiction books for children and adults, with subjects ranging from carnivorous …
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