Herbert Halsey Maass Jr.

MAASS, Jr., Herbert Halsey Herbert Maass passed away in Mission Viejo, California, on June 21 after a battle with Parkinson's disease.
He was born on March 18, 1919 in New York City. After graduating from Brown University he served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War II at Bletchley Park, England, where he assisted in breaking the German code. Afterwards, he received a law degree from Columbia Law School and practiced law at his father's firm. He married Jill Warburg in 1953 and moved to Beverly Hills, where they had six children, Jeffrey, Tracy, Brian, Peter, Garrett and Gregory. Herbert worked as a financial analyst, most recently for Morgan Stanley. After his divorce, he married Arlene Fournier Baker in 1966. Until a few years ago he was an avid tennis player and enjoyed long afternoons with friends and family at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club. He also served on the board of the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, California. He was a warm and charming man who brought good humor into everyone's life. He is survived by his widow, six children and five grandchildren. He requested that no memorial service be held. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Parkinson's Institute, 1170 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale, California, 94089-1605.