Abraham Theodore Barron

BARRON--Abraham Theodore. Entrepreneur, Philanthropist. Ted Barron was the former chairman of the Board of Assured Environments Inc., one of the largest pest management companies in the New York area. The company was built and prospered under his strong leadership. Known also as a leading authority on waste management, Ted headed up a survey team that restructured the public waste system in Nigeria, Africa. Throughout his long career, Ted was successful in many fields of endeavor. A distinguished veteran of World War II, he served four years in the Navy with the Mediterranean fleet. Upon his return to Boston, he established, owned, and operated a family scrap iron waste company. While in Boston he was appointed Director of Physical Fitness for the state of Massachusetts and also served on the President's council at Brandeis University. His business acumen took him to New Orleans where for fourteen years he was associated with the Abroms Corporation, a prominent mergers and acquisitions firm. He then formed his own merger and acquisition company, Barron Associates. Barron Associates continued to be one of his major interests in both New York and Florida until his death on Friday, September 14th. He was 85. Ted was an active supporter and generous contributor to many charities including Covenant House and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and the Association for Retarded Children in Boston. He was a founder of the Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami and was honored with the Covenant House Humanitarian award in 2002. In addition to his loving wife Jean, he leaves two daughters, Cheryl Levy and Leslie Reicher of Boston and his son, Scott of Seattle, Washington, three grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Private services will be held in Miami and Boston.