Maurice David Weinrobe

Maurice (Maury) David Weinrobe of Tucson, Arizona and Wayland, Massachusetts died suddenly on May 16, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Maurice was born to Leo C. and Myrtle Weinrobe in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 28, 1942. In 1948 they moved to University City, Missouri, where he grew up.

Maurice received his BS from Bradley University in 1964 and earned his PhD in Economics from Cornell University in 1969. He was a professor of Economics at Michigan State University from 1969 to 1976 and at Clark University from 1976 to 2010, when he retired as Professor emeritus.

After retirement he and his wife spent half the year in Tucson, Arizona and half the year in Massachusetts.

Maurice had a lively and disciplined applied intelligence both in his chosen field of economics and his many other interests. He had a deep love of classical music. After having played the oboe briefly in high school, he took it up once again in his fifties. Upon retirement, he took up the piano, which he practiced daily. Both before and after retirement he attended many classical music performances, particularly, before retirement at the Boston Chamber Music Society and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In Tucson he was an usher for the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music performances and subscribed to the True Concord series of choral concerts. He also enjoyed live theater and art exhibits.

Maurice deeply loved nature, especially hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Saguaro National Park in Tucson. He was an active birder and skilled identifier of wild plants and animals. He enjoyed golf.

Both before and after retirement he was very active in volunteer activities. While living full-time in Massachusetts he volunteered with the Massachusetts Audubon Society, first at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary and then at Drumlin Farm. He was a long-time volunteer for the New England Aquarium sea turtle rescue program and worked with the Good Shepherd Community Care hospice both as a visitor to hospice patients and as a board member. In Tucson he served weekly at the Visitor Center at Saguaro National Park East and as a docent at Tohono Chul botanical garden. He was a volunteer tax return preparer for the United Way's VITA program for low-income taxpayers.

Most importantly, however, Maurice was a loving and stalwart father and grandfather. His children turned to him for comfort and advice and relied on his presence both in their formative years and as adults. He doted on his grandchildren.

Maurice married Christine Pritz Weinrobe in 1966, with whom he had four children. That marriage ended in divorce in 1981. He and his current wife, Trudy Ernst, became life partners in 1984 and married in 1996.

Maurice is survived by his wife Trudy Ernst, sons Mark (Anne Poinier) of New Meadows, Idaho, and Josh (Paola Messina) of Atlanta Georgia, his daughters Rebecca of Mashpee, Massachusetts, and Zoe of Watertown, Massachusetts, his grandchildren Emilia and David of Atlanta, Georgia, and his brother Michael (Judy) of Taos, New Mexico.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 11:00AM at the Berlin Chapel at Brandeis University, with a reception to follow at Maurice and Trudy's home. Directions will be given at the service.

Donations in memory of Maurice may be made to Good Shepherd Community Care hospice in Newton, Massachusetts or Arizona Friends of Chamber Music.