Jerome R. Halperin

For many years we were close friends of Jerry and Judy and then for some unknown or unremembered reason,we drifted apart. This sad news of Jerry's passing, twenty years since we last saw him, has triggered a slew of wonderful, happy memories of times (mostly dinner times) the four of us shared.

What Jerry's family and friends have written here and the photos bring him back into our lives, reminding us how remarkable, generous, loving, funny, brilliant, and yes larger-than-life he was. ...

Eulogy of Jerome R. Halperin by Gerald Wagner

Now it’s my turn. Between marketing contracts with the City of New York, I came to work for Jerry Halperin for one day as a word processing temp and stayed 17 years in a variety of subsidiary roles, document production, editing, maintaining the computers, managing the office, going to court as a paralegal, serving papers, and acting as personal assistant and sounding board. I became a card carrying Halperin.

And here’s my view from...

This is how Jerry touched my life:

Your strength has given me strength.
Your guidance has given me hope.
Your help has made me a better person.
You always made me laugh.
You reduced uncomfortable situations into bearable nuisances.
You were my greatest communicator.
Your smile was angelic.
Your knowledge of life and people was exceptional.
You always had the right answer to whatever situation arose.
You made difficult situations seem easy.
You always...

Hi to all of you,
Although I have not seen you as adults, I am so proud of all of you. You have become successful and certainly follow in the steps of your father. The letters and the pictures are most memorable and will be cherished by all who loved him. I was so saddened and shocked to hear the news of Dad. I have not been in contact with him for several years and therefore had no idea of how ill he had been until Judy told me on Saturday. (I was in Scottsdale, AZ., with my children...