Allentown, Pennsylvania
Age 90
Albert "Tommy" Wilansky, 95, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. He was the husband of Rose I. (Sherman) Wilansky. They were married 48 years. Tommy's first wife, Ruth Leah (Paton) Wilansky died in 1968, after 22 happy years of marriage. Born in St....
Read MoreI am 86 years old and very few individuals have inspired me as much as Dr Wilansky. I had him for only one course - Math 12. I remember his blue suite with the WQXR program guide stuck in the pocket.
John Mahoney
July 05, 2020 | Gainesville, FL | Student
One of the best known writers in the field of Functional Analytic approaches to Summability theory. The origin of "maximal Group" was in one of his papers and i am proud to have worked on it and published a few papers. His dedication in one of his books to his wife "If winter comes then can spring be far behind" and to his kids "unique members of a unique family" are still among the best quotes i have come across.
RIP Sir.
B. K. Tripathy
India
B.K. TRIPATHY
January 25, 2018 | Vellore
UNCLE TOM-the last to go. I'm sure you and mom are playing the piano together. or relating some inside family joke with uncle sam and morris. god bless.
brenda reith
November 20, 2017 | Pennsauken, NJ
Eleanor,
Back in the days when we sang together, I had the pleasure of knowing your parents. Your dad was a true "mensch." He even encouraged me to apply for his summer mathematics seminar, which was a wonderful experience. I am so glad that he got to live such a long life, filled with great accomplishments.
Mickey Freeman
Mickey Freeman
July 11, 2017 | Allentown, PA
I was blessed to have Professor Wilansky as my instructor in Math 12 at Lehigh. He was a real inspiration. I even remember his joke about why pi occurred in a life expectancy formula. All this took place in 1952 in the old Packer Hall. I salute a life well-spent.
John Mahoney
Professor Emeritus
University of Florida
July 11, 2017
