Obituaries

Julia (Krasnow) Cushman, beloved wife of the late Frank M. Cushman, (devoted daughter of Morris and Fanny Krasnow of Malden) died Saturday night at home in Sharon surrounded by family members. She was 102 years old.

Ms. Cushman leaves her children: son Steven Cushman (Maria) of Rehoboth; daughters Ina Cushman of Sharon and Deborah Cushman of Dedham.

Ms. Cushman was born in Dorchester in 1921. She graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, winning the New York State High School Regents Exams Medal of Honor in Latin.

After two years at Brooklyn College, Ms. Cushman left for Malden for a job with a local dentist, where she met the love of her life while working on his teeth.

She left dentistry to become a war worker, testing gas masks for the United States Army’s Chemical Warfare Unit based at M.I.T.’s Draper Lab.

Ms. Cushman married in 1945, in a borrowed grown, three weeks after her fiancé’s return from the European Theater. She later often remarked that having no time for elaborate wedding plans was the best way to get married.

The couple moved to New York, where she resumed her studies at New York University while earning money proofreading the New Testament.

When they returned to Malden they started a family and continued after moving to Sharon in 1954.

Ms. Cushman was raising three children when she returned to college as an English major at Northeastern University.

When applying there for a master’s degree in counseling, admissions officials told her she was too old to join the program. She threatened the university with charges of ageism, got her degree and had a successful career as a therapist.

After she retired, Ms. Cushman worked until her death as a tutor of English as a second language, teaching and guiding in life many students over the years.

She was avidly pro-choice and worked, pre-Roe, for an agency that provided counseling for women and girls seeking abortions and arranged for them to receive the procedure where it was legal.

Ms. Cushman was a loving wife and mother who fought fiercely for her husband and children’s healthcare needs, spending many days and nights in hospital rooms.

She was a great cook, host and ballroom dancer.

Ms. Cushman was active in her husband’s logistics firm for the entirety of its existence. She also edited his books with him.

Ms. Cushman had been active for many years in The League of Women Voters and was a long-time member of Temple Israel of Sharon.

Funeral Service on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at Temple Israel 125 Pond St. Sharon, MA at 11:00 AM. Interment Sharon Memorial Park.  Shiva will be held at her late residence Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3pm – 5pm and 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made In Julia Cushman’s name to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Berol Robinson was born in Detroit, MI on June 25, 1924. He was the son of Charles Robinson and Ethel Mallin. He died peacefully at home on July 7, 2023 surrounded by his children in Brookline, MA.

He leaves behind his children, David, Judith Levine (Daniel) and Joanne (Alan Adamsky), his grandchildren, Ben (Laurie), Hephzibah (late), Keziah, Hannah, Nathaniel (Ali), Sarah Levine Woodard (Chadwick), Amy Levine (Jamie Schuster), Rachel Adamsky, Naomi Adamsky and his great-granddaughters Chaya, Ziva and Ada.

He was married for 72 years to Shirley Richie of Detroit MI, who died in 2020. They lived in Baltimore, MD, Fayetteville, AR, Cleveland, OH, Brookline, MA and then in Paris, France before returning to the Boston area in 2008.

His brother Bud (Phyllis) Robinson and his sister Davida Gale (Jack) predeceased him as well as many of his friends.

Berol Robinson was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Force during the war years (1943-46). He was trained to be a radar repair officer but was never deployed overseas.

He was Harvard Class of ‘48 and earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics at Johns Hopkins University in 1953. He taught at the University of Arkansas and Western Reserve University with visiting appointments at Brookhaven, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as a year at M.I.T. and a year directing the US Metric Study in Education. In 1961-62 the family spent a memorable sabbatical year abroad in Israel, traveling across Europe both summers.

From 1971-86 he worked for UNESCO in Paris where he served as a senior science and science education officer, supervising projects in South America, Africa, and the Middle and Near East.

In retirement he was an active environmentalist and a founding member and past president of the Association of Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy. He was one of the first proud owners in France to drive a Gen-1 Toyota Prius.

His children remember visits to his lab, outings to the hardware store, road trips, car rallies, family events, anti-war rallies, and day sailing with his colleagues.  He enjoyed his many yearly visits to Israel to serve in the Israeli military’s volunteer program.

He rarely reminisced, but when asked about a specific subject, he did so at great length. He had a phenomenal memory. Berol was a good host. He loved his family, he loved driving, and he loved a good meal.

Berol Robinson lived a good life.

Donations in Berol Robinson’s memory may be made to:

Doctors Without Borders

P.O. Box 5030

Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030

Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester Street
Brookline, MA 02446

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Harriet Charnow-Robbins, March 29, 1946 faced lung cancer with dignity and died on July 3, 2023.  She is survived by: husband Bill Seidman; children Avi & Daphne Robbins, Josh Robbins & Liz Nahon, Debra Robbins & Larry Robins, David & Amy Robbins,  Scott Seidman & Shelley Poulsen, Robin Seidman & Art Jacobson, Gayle & Jay Seletz; 14 grandchildren; sister and brother in law, Pearl & Larry Schainker, nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her parents, Louis Abraham & Bertha Leah Charnow and her first husband, Norman David Robbins.

Funeral service July 6 at 1:30 at Congregation Mishkan Tefila, 384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA. Rabbi Marcia Plumb officiating.

Shiva: Thursday 5-8pm with service at 6 pm; Friday 1-4pm; Sunday 1-4pm with service at 3:30pm.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to: VNA Care Home Health and Hospice giving@vnacare.org or Dana Farber Cancer Institute  https://www.dana-farber.org/

BERYLSON, John Gregory of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts passed away on July 4, 2023, at age 70, in a tragic accident. He will be remembered by his family and friends as a man of powerful intellect, unwavering courage, and steadfast values. John achieved enormous success in business while he simultaneously built a beautiful family and marriage with his wife Amy of 45 years. He was a deeply caring and connected father and grandfather to his three children and six grandchildren. John was a force of nature, whether in the boardroom, on the golf course, on the ski slopes, or at the dinner table, always armed with strong opinions and deep knowledge to share with others.

John was born in 1953 in New York City to Kermit J. and Marjorie C. Berylson. He was deeply inspired by and derived his strength of character from his father, a highly decorated World War II veteran, who led the liberation of Dachau under General George S. Patton and received the Royal Order of Vasa by the Kingdom of Sweden for services rendered to the Crown. From his father, John developed a passion for reading and history that would continue throughout his life. His mother was one of John’s greatest fans who passed to him a set of strong values, which was reflected in his dedication to family.

John attended the Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, followed by Brown University, where he was recruited to play football.  He remained a staunch supporter of the team throughout his life and was awarded the Andrew J. Joslin ’65 Award and the Bob Hall Award for outstanding contributions to Brown Football. Playing football at Riverdale and Brown fostered in John a fierce competitive spirit that permeated all aspects of his life. After graduation, he received a M.S. from New York University and spent two years at the accounting firm Peat Marwick. He then attended Harvard Business School, where he would meet his wife, Amy Joy Smith, during their first day of class. Soon after, they passed notes to each other from their fortuitously assigned seats. Their courtship was accelerated by the famous blizzard of 1978 and they were engaged within three months, married after their first year of business school, and began their family immediately following graduation.

John’s illustrious career began to take shape after HBS when he joined Paine Webber, followed by Cowen and Company, as an investment banker.  John received numerous early promotions and was instrumental in sourcing and successfully executing a number of the most prominent initial public offerings of his era, most notably those of Genzyme and Genentech. Transitioning in the early 1990’s to an investing role, John worked first at Advent International prior to founding GCC Investments in 1993. At Advent, he took a keen interest in Eastern Europe as it emerged from the USSR, and would later make several investments in the region, including Vision Express. GCC was the investment arm of General Cinema Corporation, a conglomerate run by his father-in-law Richard A. Smith, with whom he had an incredibly close relationship until Richard’s passing in 2020.

At GCC, John notably invested in FleetCor Technologies. He had a particularly active role in the evolution of FleetCor into a business payment solutions company built through organic growth and acquisitions. He had several roles at the company, including Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ultimately, John laid the foundation for what would become one of the most successful payment platform rollups of the modern era. After the initial public offering in 2010, John remained a long-term and engaged shareholder. Commenting on his passing, Ron Clarke, CEO of Fleetcor said, “He was a lifelong business partner and friend… a guy in your corner making the journey so, so much sweeter.”

John had a particular affinity for the United Kingdom. He appreciated its history and significance so much that when he was contacted by a former Paine Webber colleague about a storied English football club in distress, John was intrigued by the opportunity. The club, Millwall FC, had been relegated to the depths of English football, and was in desperate need of leadership and capital. As he had done in the past, John applied his passion, sheer will and determination into transforming the club from a lower division team to a perennial contender on the cusp of the Premier League. John’s connection with the fan base was unique and everlasting, and he was often mobbed after games for selfies and autographs by the fans, who affectionately referred to John as their “Chairman.” The fans saw in John what he saw in himself – he was one of them, wanted to win as badly as they did, fought for them, and recognized that they were every bit the owner that he was.

John was a generous philanthropist to the causes he deeply believed in, devoting time and resources to charitable and civic engagements. He served as Chairman of the Boston Police Athletic League (BPAL) for nearly a decade during the early 2000’s. He was also deeply involved in the Brown Sports Foundation and the Brown Football Association, and served as a longtime Trustee of the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation.

John would say that his real success was building his family. John and Amy were true partners in all aspects of life. Immediately following HBS graduation, John and Amy had their first child, Jennifer, followed shortly after by their son, James, and daughter, Elizabeth. John was enormously devoted to his three children and their academic, athletic, and professional achievements. He flew home from Europe to see them compete in athletic events, only to return the very next day for meetings in Europe; and he loved coaching undefeated town little league teams using the most advanced statistical methods available at the time. John was a voracious reader with a collection of over 100,000 books.  He recently won the 2023 International Thriller Writers “Fan of the Year” Award, and he was passionate about accumulating knowledge about everything from current events to events of 3,000 years ago. John was a student of history, always with a book in his hand, and he cared deeply about imparting his accumulated knowledge to his children and grandchildren.

In John’s later years, his grandchildren brought him true joy. He would spend as much time as possible with them, often including them in his favorite activities, whether it be skiing in Killington, Vermont, or playing golf near their family’s home in Cape Cod. He also reveled in taking his grandchildren out for ice cream or teaching them chess.  He would spend countless hours scouring the shelves of Barnes & Nobles for the latest Legos to build with them. “Papa” John was beloved by many of his children’s and grandchildren’s friends for his legendary stories and continuous presence.

He is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years, Amy Smith Berylson; their children, Jennifer Berylson Block and husband Jonathan Block, James T. Berylson, Elizabeth Berylson Katz and husband Robert Katz; his six grandchildren, Benjamin, Zachary, and Alexander Block; Thomas, Sara, and William Katz; his sister, Jane Flechner and husband Stephen Flechner, his brother-in-law Robert Smith and wife Dana Smith, his sister-in-law Debra S. Knez and partner D.J. Bosse; and many adoring nieces and nephews.

A private graveside funeral will be held. Shiva visiting hours at his home in Wellesley Hills will be held on Monday, July 10th, Tuesday, July 11th, and Wednesday, July 12th from 2 to 5 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Berylson Family Research Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or http://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/JohnBerylson.

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Judith H. Rosenberg age 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family.

Judy grew up in Newton and raised her three children in Brookline, where she was an active community member for 50 years. She spent her last decade and a half at Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham.

She graduated from Newton High School and Wheelock College in Boston. Judy began her career as a schoolteacher in Newton, and later became a community coordinator at the American Jewish Historical Society. She culminated her career making a considerable impact as a Social Worker for the State of Massachusetts where she worked for 15 years. During this time she met and eventually fostered two young adults who have meant the world to her, Gerard Henderson and Lisa Carter.

Judy was the ultimate volunteer and was passionate about people, bridge, theater, symphony, reading, and travel. She was involved in everything from Jewish Organizations and English as a second language programs to Bridge tournaments, but Judy’s biggest strength was building community both in Brookline as a town meeting member and at Newbridge on the Charles as an active resident and friend.

Additionally, Judy was a brilliant host with a revolving door of friends and strangers welcomed into her home. She maintained global friendships after hosting many international individuals and families at her home, which gave her the opportunity to visit friends all over the world. It also gave her a second family from Brazil that have added so much joy to her life.

She is preceded in death by her parents Herman J. and Helen Ruslander Haskell, her brother Richard, and her son David Rosenberg.

She is survived by her two daughters Carol Ann Callahan (David) and Linda Silverstein (Michael), her daughter in law Debra Rosenberg, and her grandchildren Allison Callahan, Josh Callahan (Nicole Lipka), Eric Silverstein, and Drew Rosenberg.

Services will be held at the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St. Sharon MA on Sunday July 9, 2023, at 1 PM. Following services, the family will be sitting shiva at “The Beal Family Interfaith Chapel” at Newbridge on the Charles, 5000 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham, MA 02026. Additionally, the family will sit shiva at Judy’s residence, 4104 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham MA 02026, on Monday evening July 10 from 7-9 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Judy’s memory may be made to Hebrew Senior Life Hospice Care, 80 Newbridge Way, Dedham MA 02026 or to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St, Boston, MA  02131.Donate online at Hebrew SeniorLIfe here.

Mark Jay Levine, 85, of Bedford, MA, passed away on July 3, 2023. He was born on January 26, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA, to Saul and Victoria Levine who are predeceased.

Mark is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Dianne Levine, and their children Fern Mullen (Michael) and Adam Levine (Fiancé Stacy Kielbasa). He was a cherished grandfather to Benjamin Levine (Alyssa), Capt. Hannah Levine, Zachary Mullen, and Ryan Mullen. Mark is also survived by his sister, Carole Levine.

Mark attended Germantown High School and went on to pursue higher education at Penn State University and Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Throughout his career, Mark worked as an Electrical Engineer for Mitre Corp. in Bedford, MA from 1968 to 2007. He was highly regarded for his expertise in the field of communications and worked in the coveted position in Japan for five years.  In addition to his professional endeavors, Mark dedicated his time to volunteering at Habitat for Humanity and serving as a trip leader for the Appalachian Mountain Club. He was an active member of the Wednesday Wanderers and held multiple board officer roles of the Sub Sig Outing Club.

An outdoorsman to the core, Mark enjoyed hiking, biking, running, sailing, kayaking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. In his younger years, he ran more than a dozen marathons including the Boston Marathon at the age of 40. Mark bicycled several major trips across the length of the U.S. and each coast, proving his drive and passion for endurance sports.  His adventures took him on beautiful trips from the circumference of Mount Blanc in the French Alps, to Saint John in the Caribbean, to the highest point in Japan. One of his most remarkable achievements was participating in the first Silver Lining Marathon in 1985 (now called the Everest Marathon), the highest race in the world, while on a six-week trek in Nepal at the base of Mt. Everest.

Mark Jay Levine will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched.  He will always be remembered as an adventurous, spirited man with endless jokes who carved his own path in the world.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests at https://forestsociety.org/contributions.

A ceremony to honor Mark’s life will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 4:00 pm at Temple Beth Israel, located at 25 Harvard Street, Waltham, MA 02453. RSVP is REQUIRED at trailmark@verizon.net.

LONGMAN, Tracie L. Tracie Lynn Longman died on Monday, July 3, 2023, at her home in Newton, MA. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She succumbed after a 4-year battle with ovarian cancer, which she fought with relentless physical training and a positive attitude, binding the family together with tradition and her keen sense of humor. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on December 9, 1959, she was the daughter of Richard and Mary Longman. Tracie graduated from Smith College and Boston College Law School. While in law school she clerked for Judge William G. Young who presided over the Big Dan’s Tavern rape trial. She later became a skilled litigator and partner at the firm of Roche, Carens & DeGiacomo specializing in civil litigation and products liability where her cases included the lawsuits arising from the Malden Mills fire in 1995. She retired from the legal profession in 2004 to focus on making a home for her husband and two children. Tracie was a dedicated volunteer and president of the Newton Food Pantry until 2021. She also served on the board of overseers at the Huntington Theater in Boston. Tracie was renowned within the family as an excellent chef and a meticulous organizer of family celebrations, both large and small. Tracie’s passions included travel, especially to places where she could skin-dive and hunt for sea glass to add to her collection; she snorkeled the waters and reefs of Turks and Caicos, Aruba, Hawaii, and St. John. In addition to her husband, Chaitanya Kanojia; she leaves two children, Ethan and Lily Kanojia; two brothers, Christopher Longman Esq. of Williston Park, NY, and Richard Longman Esq. of San Diego, CA. Extended members of the family include Thuy Lam of West Palm Beach, FL; Mary Lam-Rodrigues of Oxford, MS; and Virginia Lam Abrams of Brooklyn, NY. A private memorial will be held at a later date on Ocean Drive in Newport, a place where she loved to spend time with family. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in Tracie’s name may be made to the Greater Boston Food Bank or the Huntington Theater in Boston.

Anita Helen Cohen of Newton, MA died on July 2, 2023 at age 76 from pancreatic
cancer. She was the beloved wife of Alex Vogel, dear daughter of the late Milton
and Dorothy Cohen and loving sister of Mitchell.
Anita began a 26 year career in health care at Health Management Resources
(HMR) in 1983, working in Newton, MA, as a Behavioral Health Educator, treating
patients with high risk obesity. By 1988, she had become a Senior National
Trainer and an Account Manager who trained and supported hospital-based
programs in their treatment of obese patients. She was renowned for her passion,
commitment, and especially her success with patients and the programs and staff
she supported. She retired from HMR in 2009.
In addition to her career in health care, Anita spent most of her adult life creating
art works in watercolor and pastel. Her passion was to paint nature up close and
in this vein she created both representational and abstract paintings. Her
paintings earned awards and accolades in numerous exhibitions throughout
Massachusetts. Anita was inducted into the National Association of Women
Artists in 2015, and in the Massachusetts chapter as well.
The true essence of Anita was the joy and beauty she brought, not only to her
career and artwork, but to all the people she touched.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to:
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA 02460 Newartcenter.org.

David Himelfarb (49) of Newton, MA, passed away on July 1, 2023 after almost a year of battling pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband of Samantha Halem.  Devoted father of Maya and Jacob Himelfarb. Loving brother of Elisa Blum (of Los Angeles) and Karen Himelfarb (of Houston). Son of Isaac and the late Miriam Himelfarb.

By profession, David was an attorney who loved being in a courtroom.  He worked at McCarter & English, LLP’s Boston office since 2008, where he was a partner.

He was born in Mexico City, Mexico and immigrated to the United States when he was a toddler, growing up in the Los Angeles area. He earned a scholarship to attend Stanford University, graduating in 1994 (a year ahead of schedule with distinction and departmental honors) and attended Harvard Law School. After two years practicing law and working as a federal law clerk in Los Angeles, David and Samantha moved to Boston.

David had a biting wit and great sense of humor. He was a wonderful writer and a gifted litigator. He was a devoted father and husband, who spent his life taking care of other people. If someone needed help, he was there. He dedicated countless pro bono hours to work with asylum seekers and the ACLU. He loved learning new things. He learned how to make croissants from scratch and taught himself Italian before a trip to Italy. At the time of his death, he was learning French. He loved to travel with his family and took great pride in showing them the world. He passed down his passion for comedy and his ability to learn languages to his daughter Maya, with whom he loved to speak in Spanish. He was extremely proud of his son, Jacob, and went to every one of Jacob’s soccer games despite his difficult battle with cancer, even braving outdoor winter soccer while suffering from chemo related cold sensitivity.

David’s legacy of kindness, humor, and dedication to others will live on through his children. The family is working to set up a scholarship at Stanford University to honor David’s memory, committed to providing financial support to children who –like David– speak English as a second language, do not have the independent financial means to attend the University, and who are committed to giving back to their communities. For information on how to contribute to this scholarship fund, contact Jane Freedman at jane@janefreedmanlaw.com.

Funeral services will be at Temple Shalom, 175 Temple St., West Newton, on July 7, 2023, at 12 noon. Following services, the family will observe shiva from 3:00 to 7:00 at the home of his mother in law, Lynne Halem, and continuing Saturday 6:30 to 9:00 pm and Monday 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

Robert “Bob, Bobby” Zalosh, Industrial Fire Protection Engineer and Explosions Expert

Bob Zalosh, 78, of Wellesley and Orleans, MA, passed away on June 29, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.

Bob leaves behind his loving wife of more than 57 years, Gloria (Katz) Zalosh; his children, Michael and his wife Burke of Wellesley, Matthew and his wife Alisa of Manchester, MA; his grandchildren, Sam, Will, Sophie, and Nina; his sister Lynn (Zalosh) Nalven and husband Henry Nalven; and mother-in-law Daisy Katz.  He is also survived by his nephews, Ahmon and Sam Katz, and his nieces, Emily, Julia, and Alison Nalven.  He was predeceased by his parents, Ralph and Rena Zalosh, and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Kathleen Katz.

Bob was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx, graduating from Bronx High School of Science where he met Gloria, played football, and competed in track. Bob received a bachelor’s degree from Cooper Union, a master’s degree from the University of Rochester, and a PhD from Northeastern University, all in Mechanical Engineering.

Bob’s work ethic was exceptional. At Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM), he served in various positions, culminating as the head of the Applied Research Department.  While at FM, he started teaching at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In 1990, he became a full-time professor of Fire Protection Engineering at WPI. Bob authored a textbook, Industrial Fire Protection Engineering, considered the definitive book of the field. He also co-authored the Center for Chemical Process Safety’s Guidelines for Safe Handling of Powders and Bulk Solids. Most recently, he co-authored Explosion Dynamics: Foundations and Practical Applications, which was published this June.

During his tenure as a professor, Bob founded Firexplo, a consulting practice. Bob conducted fire and explosion investigations and served as an expert witness in ensuing litigation. Firexplo’s clients included small businesses, large corporations, and government agencies such as the Chemical Safety Board and OSHA. He advised clients on hazards related to flammable gases and combustible dusts and provided guidance on safety strategies and protections.

Bob, a professor emeritus, was a fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was a member of the fire council at Underwriters Laboratory for 25 years, of the Hydrogen Safety Panel since its inception, and of several National Fire Protection Association committees.

Bob was generous in many ways, finding his pro bono work for fire departments particularly rewarding. In 2016, the Boston Fire Department honored him with the prestigious Fire Commissioner Award for Outstanding Civilian Service. Bob “volunteered without hesitation” and was considered “a true friend and invaluable resource” by the Boston Fire Department.

While he loved his work, Bob had other interests. He developed a love of being on the water as a member of the Cooper Union sailing club. Family vacations usually included time at oceans, rivers, or lakes. Bob and Gloria began spending summers in Orleans in 2004; as soon as they crossed the Sagamore Bridge, his thoughts turned to watching Firebirds games at Eldridge Field and sunsets at Rock Harbor. And despite the sharks, Bob still swam at Nauset Beach—just much closer to shore!

Bob became an avid Boston sports fan during the Red Sox “Impossible Dream” season of 1967 and never looked back on his New York sports roots. Special memories included attending the Celtics epic, triple-overtime 1976 NBA Finals victory and the Red Sox historic championship run in 2004. He always enjoyed playing tennis as well as coaching his kids in soccer and baseball.

Bob enjoyed traveling for work and pleasure, visiting 48 states. His consulting practice often took him to factories in the Midwest, where he developed rewarding relationships with clients and truly impacted their lives. He traveled all over the world presenting academic papers at conferences often extending those trips into wonderful vacations with Gloria.

While abroad or in Boston, Bob sought out live music, most recently the Montreal Jazz Festival and at Symphony Hall to hear Pink Martini. Cleo Laine and Diana Krall were two of his favorite performers.  Bob also had a green thumb, taking care and pride in his gardens; the bountiful hydrangeas this spring brought joy, and his delicious tomatoes were always a summer hit.

Bob took special delight in his four grandchildren and loved watching their sporting events and performances. During holiday dinners, Bob cherished his role as leader, imparting sage wisdom through stories ranging from his youth to current events and fostering lively conversations.

Bob lived a full life and will be deeply missed by family and friends.

A celebration of his life will be held at Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Rd, Wellesley, MA, on July 6^th at 11:30am. Following interment at Beit Olam East Cemetery, 42 Concord Rd., Wayland, MA, memorial observance will be at his residence until 4 pm, 7-9pm, and Friday 2-5 pm.

Donations in Bob’s memory may be made to RIP Medical Debt and Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association.