Earle “Pat” Groper

Earle “Pat” Groper passed peacefully Sunday, September 4, 2022 in his home with his wife Eleanor of 67 years by his side holding hands.  Pat was a man of detail, principal, honor and most important, family.

Born March 17, 1932 in the back seat of a taxi cab in Montreal, Canada. He moved to Newton, Massachusetts at the age of 4 where he lived the rest of his life.  He was a graduate of Harvard University class of ‘54  with a Law Degree from Boston University class of ‘58. He went directly into the family Wine and Spirits wholesale business Branded Liquors, which he built and ran for 31 years. Over his career, and with many philanthropic actions, Pat sat on the board of overseers for Brandeis University, the board of the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Board of Directors for US Trust Bank, elected the President, then chairman of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers Association of America, as well as being involved in many other businesses and charity organizations.  An avid golfer, skier and his passion for baseball took him from pitching at Harvard to the farm league of the Red Sox where he pitched to his idol Ted Williams.

His unwavering love for his family was without question.  He is survived by his wife Eleanor, his children, Scott and Eve, Jeff and Laura, Brad and Pilar, Tracy and Neil, his grandchildren Brett, Sarah, Max, Simone, Isabelle, Jack, Zachary, Olivia and Casey, as well as his great-granddaughter Dylan and Sister and Brother-in-law Zelda and Phillip Smith.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 6,2022 at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St., Newton, Massachusetts.

The family will be sitting Shiva at the home of Tracy and Neil Ross on Tuesday, September 6 from 3:00 – 8:00 pm and Wednesday, September 7 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to The Dana Farber Cancer Institute.