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Irving Cheslaw Obituary
Elegant, gracious, dignified gentleman. Cherished his family and his country. UCLA grad; received his PhD from Columbia University after serving as a Major in the US Army. Lived a fascinating life as a career Foreign Service officer in Trinidad, Jamaica, Ireland, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Washington DC, culminating as an American Ambassador.
Survived by Ruth (Ook), his childhood sweetheart and beloved wife of 71 years, their three children, Ann, Paul, and Lynn (Robert) Wagmeister, his six beautiful grandchildren, Louis, Lilly, and Harry Cheslaw and David, Jonathan, and Michael Wagmeister, his brother, Fred (Phyllis) Gottlieb, sister-in-law, Edna Weiss, and many Koper, Weiss, and Gottlieb nieces and nephews, all of whom adored and admired their Uncle Irv. He will be deeply missed.
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Memories and Condolences
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Maury Masliah
July 31, 2013
Dear Lynn, Anne & Ruth, We are thinking of you all and fondly remembering Irv.
Bonnie MacBird
July 7, 2013
Your dad was a lovely man in every way, and it shows in his three children. Sending you all love, Ann, Paul, and Lynn
Alisa Garrett Davis, niece
July 7, 2013
We will all miss my Uncle Irv. He was a great man.
Susan Harmatz
July 7, 2013
Dearest Ruth, Ann ,Lynn,Paul and grandchildren,
Thinking of you with love. Our deepest sympathies,
Susan and Gary
Bob & Doris Ruvelson
July 6, 2013
Please accept our deepest sympathy.
gloria ruth
July 4, 2013
dearest lynn, anne and family, thinking of you and sending condolences and my love, gloria
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