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Stanley Greenspan Obituary

Stanley Greenspan
November 8, 1931 - May 2, 2013
Resident of Dublin, CA
Stan Greenspan passed away on May 2 at the age of 81 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Stan was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He received a bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and a master's degree from San Francisco State. Stan is survived by Sally, his loving wife of 56 years; son Steven and his wife Denise; daughter Suzanne and her husband Mark; daughter Sheri; grandchildren Jennifer, Benjamin, and Melanie; and brother Donald. Stan influenced many lives throughout his 35-year career in education. He was recognized for creating vocational education programs for the developmentally disabled. Stan enjoyed camping, fishing, woodworking, cooking, and ocean cruises. He also loved caring for his dogs and completing the daily crossword puzzles. Stan will be interred at a private ceremony at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon. A celebration of Stan's life will be held at the family home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research or The Parkinson's Institute.

Published by Contra Costa Times on May 7, 2013.
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My condolences to the Greenspan family. Mr. Greenspan was my boss during my outside work experience position as a clerical assistant in his office at Concord High School in 1971-72. He was a lovely man and taught me a lot on how to be prepared for the real world.

Connie Gonzales

July 17, 2013

Mr Greenspan was my counselor at John Swett during the 70's and he was wonderful. What a caring person he was. Condolences to the family.

Diana (Lowery) Christian

May 8, 2013

Mr Greenspan was my counselor at John Swett during the 70's and he was wonderful. What a caring person he was. Condolences to the family.

Diana (Lowery) Christian

May 8, 2013

Stan was the nicest person one could ever know. He was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather.

I know he will be missed by so many of his friends and family, I know I will certainly miss him. I was fortunate to have had him as my brother in law. Actually he was more like a brother to me

Love, Marlene

Marlene Brown

May 7, 2013

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

The Staff of Graham-Hitch Mortuary

May 6, 2013

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