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Adrian Epstein Obituary
Ithaca: Adrian Epstein died on May 24, 2011 at home in Ithaca. He was born in the Bronx, NY on 11/9/1926. His survivors include his wife, Lynne Taetzsch; children Marc (Tamara Goldman), Daniel (Claire Amkraut), Eric, Owen, and Blixy Taetzsch (Gene Yaples); his grandchildren Kate, Rebecca, Naomi, Michael Yaples and Rachel Yaples. Adrian is a graduate of Syracuse University and ran Oilrite Company in Perth Amboy, NJ for many years. Adrian loved sports (judo, wind surfing, tennis, biking, hiking, scuba-diving, sailing) and was an "extreme sportsman" before the term was invented. He loved learning, traveling, and helping to make the world a better place. He was a Sciencenter volunteer in Ithaca, belonged to the Finger Lakes Cycling Club, and continued to take courses in physics, calculus, and anthropology. On Friday, May 27th, there will be a burial at Greensprings Natural Cemetery, 293 Irish Hill Rd., Newfield (607-564-7577) at 11 a.m., and a memorial service at the Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd., Ithaca (607-273-9550) at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to Hospicare, 172 E. King Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850. His family thanks Hospicare for helping him say "Auf Wiedersehen " with dignity, as he had requested.
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Michele
October 11, 2011
My name is michele. The last few months of adrians life i was helping him out a bit. that's when i discovered i loved care giving and i wanted to get into that field of career. He is a great man, he would tell me all kinds of stories about his family and how much he loved them all. he was a very intellegent man. he was my first case and i will never forget him or his smile and sence of humor.
Carol Resnick
June 7, 2011
I'll never forget the day Uncle Adrian introduced me to windsurfing. What a day! I somehow sailed to the middle of the lake and tried for 2 hours to get back against the wind - we didn't have a boat and he never thought I'd get anywhere. He finally hired a 12 year old with a small boat to rescue me. What a lark!
OWEN EPSTEIN
June 2, 2011
I'm my fathers son. Thank you for these great memories of my dad. He was full of determination and when he set his sights on a physical challenge there was rarely anything that got in his way. I miss my Dad terribly. If just one more hike or jog, conversation , canoe trip, walk with the dog: Just one more.
Larry Geller
May 30, 2011
May 30 2011,
Lynne, you've always had the gift of descriptive narrative. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Adrian, you were able to bring him alive during our conversations and in your e-mails.
Love you always.
Larry
Dewayne Mynhier
May 26, 2011
I, along with the world have lost a good friend. We had many great tennis matches in the time you guys lived in Morehead. I always smile when thinking of him.
Dewayne
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