Herman Berman

I guess after a life so well lived and of such duration, celebration of Herman and Annie's life is more in order. I remember as a young teenager, thirteen years of age buying my first watch from Herman at his counter in that Sports Store on Vermont Ave on time payments of $5 per month which I earned on my paper route. Herman trusted me on the spot, no credit checks, no forms to fill out. I would simply walk in and give him my $5 and he would mark it down on a 3X5 index card. I was just a...

He was so full of love for the human race. I knew whenever we met that he would hug and kiss me.

I too will miss him. May he rest in eternal peace with Annie at his side.

Vi Orloff

Please accept my sincerest condolences on the loss of your parents. I had the pleasure of meeting your father and the other gentlemen in the "Bagel Brigade" when they would deliver bagels to the Union Rescue Mission about 7 or 8 years ago. I was the Foodservices Director there from 2000-2003, and when the "Brigade" would arrive, it was an absolute pleasure to go to the dock and chat with them. Your father was happy to help someone else by bringing food, but his eyes sparkled when he...