WILLIAM-SCHURTMAN-Obituary

WILLIAM SCHURTMAN

New York, New York

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SCHURTMAN--William, passed away on February 1, 2020. His passing was confirmed by his daughters, Monica Schurtman and Deborah Wolf. He is survived by his daughters, their respective husbands, Raul and Pierre, and four grandchildren, David, Nicolas, Nicole, and Justin. Bill's wife of 55 years,...

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Just learned on line of Bill's death. He and Christine were wonderful friends to me and my late wife Antoinette. I know how much he adored his family and know how much he will be missed by all of you. I will miss him too, but it was a privilege to have known him and to have had him as a friend.

With love and so amy wonderful memories,
Chris' sister, Bill's sister-in-Law,
Trudi Roth

I first met Bill when he sent a resume to the nonprofit legal services program that I worked for in the late 1990's at the instigation of his daughter Monica, a lawyer who knew about my program because she too worked for a legal aid program in NYC. I was amazed that someone with his background - NYC, Park Avenue lawyer- was ready to roll up his sleeves and work with our program in Albany. He did exactly that and did it with modesty and kindness. Partly in light of my own German background,...