Elizabeth Zetzel died on November 22, 1970, while visiting her mother in New York. It was a special weekend—her mother's sixty-fifth wedding anniversary and what would have been her father's ninety-sixth birthday (the first such day following his death earlier in the year), as well as the weekend her book, The Capacity for Emotional Growth, first appeared. She had gone to spend a few days with her mother believing that the occasion would be an especially difficult one and hoping that they might share the pleasure of her book's publication. This act of thoughtfulness and sensitive understanding of another's need while at the same time appreciating her own worth as a professional person epitomizes Elizabeth Zetzel. She was a shy person but those who had the good fortune to get through her reserve were well rewarded. She was a warm and loyal friend.