Bridgeport, Connecticut
STOLBERG, Irving J. Irving J. Stolberg of New Haven, twice Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, died peacefully February 13, 2009 after a year-long battle with leukemia. He was surrounded by loved ones at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, a facility he helped...
Read MoreA gift of memory to the family of the Man of Stones - who inspired me as a young boy and inspires me still.
Man of Stones
man of stones
placed in hands held high
a piece of God
dug from loose earth
false treasure, reborn
shimmering truth;
within a child's cradled crutch.
I shall build my home
upon this rock
this worthless rock
that countless feet
had kicked and ignored;
until a man of...
josiah houston
February 27, 2010 | CT
I have been thinking about Irv these last few days. I miss him. I feel lucky to have known Irv, and been in the United Nations Association trenches with him. Irv remains an inspiration for me.
Stu Ackman
December 25, 2009 | Orono, MN
Dear Irv, my very dear friend, I will miss you...
Zdenka Kmetova
December 24, 2009 | Nitra, Slovakia
Irv and I pledged together at UCLA.
He introduced me to his circle of friends and broadened my horizons and confirmed my liberalism. I was saddened by the news of his passing.
Bruce Newman
April 29, 2009 | Tarzana, CA
I knew Irv when he worked for World University Service in the 60s; we dated for a time. We just reconnected 3 yrs ago via email-spoke once on the phone. What a great loss to everyone - he loved being part of the intl community; brilliant, and passionate against wars. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family-a wonderful man will be greatly missed.
Nancy Tangredi
March 31, 2009 | Miami, FL
Irv enjoyed music with my husband, Rodney, at a UNA dinner in a home.
February 23, 2009
Joan Lawson, Larry Levine, Stu Ackman, and Irv.
Irv brought such vigor, enthusiasm, and knowledge to the United Nations Association!! What joy we had with him at our meetings in NY and DC. I will long remember him and will miss him greatly.
Beth Weems Pirtle
February 23, 2009 | Dallas, TX
Although we only met through the United Nations Association at national conferences, we were drawn to Irv for his rich insights and careful understanding of issues that were obscure for us neophytes. We honor his memory.
Bill (J.W.) Matthews
February 23, 2009 | Dallas, TX
I met Irv in the late 1960s, when he was dating Alicia [Lassie] Barella, in New Haven. Lassie was my friend, but I quickly sized Irv up as a man of great intelligence, compassion and character. He was always quite competitive in our informal soccer games, held in his front yard in Westville. My thoughts and prayers go out to Lassie, Robert, and the rest of Irv's family. The nation, as well as the world has lost a truely wonderful soul, one of my heroes, Irving Stolberg.
Richard Christian
February 22, 2009 | Indianapolis, IN
