A. Stanley Brager Jr.

A. Stanley ("Tommy") Brager, Jr., of Baltimore, MD, passed away on Monday, October 14th, 2024, at the age of 94. He is survived by his loving wife, Dorah M. Brager (née Merz); devoted children, Susan Brager (Matt) Murphy and Stephen (Ellen J.) Brager; adored grandchildren, Ethan Murphy, Colin Murphy, Dominique Brager and Carolina Brager. He was predeceased by his beloved daughter, Jennifer Lynn Brager; sisters, Nancy Katz and Dorothy Brager, and parents, A. Stanley and Reada Brager.

Tommy resided nearly his whole life in Baltimore. After attending The Park School, he spent the next four years at Harvard, with the vague aspiration of going into advertising. But soon after college, fate intervened, his father had a laryngectomy, and Tommy – being Tommy – stepped in to help his stockbroker father communicate with his clients, and so learned the business he would work in for the next 60 years. After joining and working for Stein Brothers and Boyce for two decades, he joined Shearson Hammill, where he worked (in its various incarnations after multiple mergers) for the next 40 years, retiring in 2015.

In 1957, he married Dody, with whom he would spend the next 67 years. With her, they had three children. Together, they enjoyed playing tennis, going to theater, attending symphony, and traveling, both to nearby locales and to far-flung destinations. As a younger adult, Tommy volunteered his time to the Jewish Big Brother Big Sister program, for whom he also served as president; after his retirement, he was a devoted volunteer for Meals on Wheels.

Services at Sol Levinson's Chapel, 8900 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208, on Sunday, October 20th, 2024, at 1:00 pm. Interment Baltimore Hebrew Belair Road Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to the Jennifer Lynn Brager Fund, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Attn: Michael Hibler, 750 E. Pratt St., Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202. Following the service, the family will be receiving guests at Roland Park Place, 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore, MD 21211 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the 8th floor Club Lounge.