Bernard R. "Bernie" Wolfson

Bernie was a dear friend of our family. When I was a boy of twelve, I had occasion to accompany Bernie on a shopping trip to procure materials for a small project at his home in Chevy Chase. He knew that I aspired to be an architect, and when he spotted a used book store along our route, Bernie pulled into the first available parking space, and minutes later I was the proud owner of "Engineering Drawing" by Thomas French, the ultimate draftsman´s manual. Such thoughtfulness was typical of our...