HARRY D. FRIEDMAN (Age 100)
Harry D. Friedman, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away at his home in Boca Raton, Florida on June 12, 2020. He was a businessman and an area resident since 1945. Mr. Friedman was born in Lehighton, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1919, the son of Rabbi and Mrs. Moses N. Friedman. He graduated from York High School in 1937 after which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Pennsylvania State University in 1942 with a B.A. degree in Economics.Upon graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in the V-7 program as an ensign, serving as a Turret Gunnery Officer on the battleship U.S.S. Mississippi in the Pacific campaigns throughout World War II. He participated in the critical naval battle of Leyte Gulf, as well as numerous troop landings on enemy held islands. Mr. Friedman was discharged in 1945 holding the rank of Lieutenant Senior Grade.He married Naomi Joy Turover in 1944, daughter of Isador S. and Bessie Turover, Washington residents well known for their leadership in civic and Jewish affairs. At the conclusion of the war, Mr. Friedman joined the Turover Lumber Company until 1965, serving as head of the Millwork Department along with other executive functions. He then became active in real estate development and investments.He supported many Jewish causes and was a member of the Adas Israel Synagogue, Hebrew Home for the Aged, Jewish Social Service Agency, Jewish Community Center, Zionist Organization of America and the Weizmann Institute of Science. Mr. Friedman established the Harry and Joy Friedman Endowment Fund for Special Services to Families at the Jewish Social Service Agency as well as the Harry and Joy Endowment Fund in Memory of I.S. and Bessie Turover at the Jewish Community Center.Mr. Friedman was predeceased by his wife Joy in 1991, as well as by his wife Lynn Fain Friedman in 2001. He is survived by his loving wife Lily Schendell Friedman, his daughters Sarah (Sherry) and Janice, 10 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren who will all miss and honor him always. Services were private.

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Published by The Washington Post on Jul. 19, 2020.

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for HARRY FRIEDMAN

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June Krupsaw

August 6, 2020

To Sherry since I knew you somehow, I was so sorry to hear about the loss (to the world )of the indefatigable Harry (and Joy) who sat in front of us several rows at Adas for decades and the when with Lynn both wives friends with my Mother, Mildred Krupsaw, I was so sad to hear of Harry's passing recently but he lived to 100 a milestone (my Mom almost made it: her passing was at 98) 8/2018). Joy stood out for her energy and desire to keep improving herself...having taken up her last momentous career late in life... With the passing of your Dad, An era has passed, Sherry. As I read Consumer Reports recently not recognizing the manufacturers, some of the products even, much less the nature of the options evaluated, or how such horrific recalls (cars that might stop suddenly on a highway, climbing ropes that may break) passed inspection. The times we are now living in, withPandemic and Politics gone awry. I sometimes yearn for the 'simpler' times. My Father, Fulton Krupsaw, and my Mother were friends of your parents for many years. I wish you well and a good mourning because it must have been at least interesting and busy in your home. With all the good things your parents did you should have many happy memories inside you to bolster your spirits Still I know how missing someone(s) feels. Be brave and stay active. After reading so many memoirs, the most recent was EDUCATED, by Tara Westover, that Joy would probably have enjoyed, I hope you are surrounded by those you can discuss such things with. I live in the country, a place much more rural 40 years ago when I came here to marry my distant cousin, Warren Krupsaw and live a more bucolic life (which now cries out for broadband and can't understand the goings on beyond corporate doors that would run a thick Xfinity cable along our road and not offer to connect every resident who would pay a reasonable price for it's services, but take succor in the prospects that I might find out by researching IT, hope you too find succor in the many amazing ways you are special, important and can make an impact.... I liked your Mom, a lot. And your Dad always the energetic, was always smiling and friendly. Let me hear how you are doing if you chose; I read, write and walk everyday and our land is still unclaimed by formal or any gardens in the midst of the everlasting evolution towards what I hope will turn out to be 'a more perfect union in America.' VOTE. I will remember your parents fondly. I am so sorry for your and your families loss.

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Robin Dinsmore

July 24, 2020

So happ your parents were friends. Next to my Dad, one of my favorite tennis instructors. My condolences to Sherry, Janice and their families "Hamakom y'nachem etchem b'toch sh'ar availai tziyon ee yerushalayim." May God comfort you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Peace and Love, Robin Dinsmore

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