Michael Gorelick

As his second cousin and six years his junior, I knew Michael for 70 years. His parents, Harry and Carey were frequent visitors from their Jackson Heights apartment to ours in Forest Hills. In addition to being incredibly smart, he was forever jovial and amiable. He loved a good joke, told a good joke and did a great impression of "Mr. Tudball" (Tim Conway´s character on the Carol Burnett Show). He was incredibly generous and even allowed me to drive his prized Corvette when I was only 15 and...