DAVID MAYRON

1927 - 2022

MAYRON DAVID March 18, 1927-October 10, 2022 On October 10, 2022, David Mayron passed peacefully at the age of 95, surrounded by his three children, Melanie, Shelly, and Gale. David was born in Cairo, Egypt to Shalom and Milcha Mizrahi, the second oldest of seven children. He grew up surrounded by orange trees in Tel Aviv. He studied chemistry at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1947, when war broke out in Palestine, he made a perilous journey back to Tel Aviv to join the fight alongside his brothers. He served as a Medic, first in the Air Force and then in the Army in the war of Independence that made Palestine the State of Israel in 1948. After the war he continued his studies, traveling to the United States to attend the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, the oldest pharmaceutical school in the country, (now Saint Joseph's University). One night at a small gathering of international students, he met Norma Goodman, a student at Temple University and it was love at first sight. Accompanying her on the trolley ride home he asked her for her number, and she wrote it in the back of one of his textbooks. A year and a half later they were married. Over the years they had three children. David worked at Wyeth Laboratories in Philadelphia (Pfizer) and then Smith, Kline and French (GlaxoSmithKline.) While at Smith Kline, a job opening came up to head the International Division. Having learned French as a child, he gave himself a crash course over the weekend, and proudly landed the job the next day. Among his many pharmaceutical accomplishments, David has a patent for the time release tablet. At 58 years old he took an early retirement, starting his own business, Mayron Research Laboratories in Hatfield, Pa. where he did R & D development for independent entrepreneurs. He formulated toothpaste, horse medicines, cough syrups and even developed a line of skincare with each of his daughters, Jao Brand and Mayron's Goods, with whom he had great chemistry. He worked in his lab until the age of 90. David was a gentlemen's gentleman. Everyone who met him fell under his spell. He was the favored Uncle of many. A brilliant man with a twinkle in his eye, David was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. His joy for life was infectious. He loved this world and did not want to leave it, and yet he did, with courage, grace, and dignity. He will be missed by many. Beloved husband of the late Norma (nee Goodman), he is survived by his brothers Jack, Eli, and Yigal, his sisters, Rosetta and Rahela, his children, Melanie, (Cynthia), Shelly and Gale, (Seth) and by his grandchildren, Olivia, Miles, Hudson and Jake. A lover of animals, contributions in his memory may be made to the ASPCA.org. Condolences may be shared with the family at: www.laurelhillphl.com