Donald-Hirshorn-Obituary

Donald Peter Hirshorn

Schenectady, New York

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Hirshorn, Donald Peter SCHENECTADY Donald Peter Hirshorn, 81, of Schenectady, died in his home on March 23, 2016. He is survived by his devoted wife of 54 years, Shirley Dawn (Hershkowitz) Hirshorn; two loving sons, William Hirshorn of West Harrison, N.Y. and James Hirshorn of Chicago, along with...

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Dear Bill,

Very Sorry to hear about your loss.

Amit Chahal

To Shirley and the family and friends of Don Hirshorn,

I was familiar with Don during his years of private practice, as well as during his years of government service in the Office of the Attorney General, but our personal acquaintance began during his tenure as Counsel and Lobbyist for the Retire Public Employees Association, Inc. I joined RPEA subsequent to my retirement as a Senior Attorney from the NYS Dep't. of Labor in 2001. The following year, I was recruited to serve on the...

Shirley, I am deeply saddened to hear of Don's passing. I have many fond memories of our times in the "Guard". He was a dedicated soldier and good friend to all who knew and worked with him. It was an honor to have known and him. He leaves behind a great legacy of service to his State and Country.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

My prayer and warmest wishes to Shirley and the family on the loss of my friend, colleague and fellow veteran.

As a my state employee his accomplishments will always be remembered he was a mensch in all ways

Shirley, We are so sorry to hear of Don's passing. We remember both you and Don with loving memories of friendship going way back to 1966 when we first moved to Cherry Lane and you both were the first friends to welcome us here. We are sad today.

We loved are many years of fun and friendship with Don and he terrific family.
Susan and Dick Brainard