Menasche Melvin Nass

November 21, 1949 - October 28, 2023 Menasche Melvin Nass, beloved father and grandfather, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Santa Monica at age 73. Menasche was born in Munich, Germany, in a displaced persons camp following the Holocaust. At the age of one, he and his parents immigrated to New York City, where he was raised. His mother, Rachel, passed away when he was 14 years old, and his father, Abraham, passed away when Menasche was in his early 20s. He was a brilliant and determined man. After attending Yeshiva as a child, he received his B.S., summa cum laude, from The Cooper Union in 1970, his Ph.D. in Physics from Brown University in 1975, was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech from 1977-1979, and received a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1982. Following law school, Menasche went to work as a tax attorney at DeCastro West, where he eventually became a partner and spent the majority of his career. He was still a practicing lawyer at the time of his death, and greatly enjoyed his role as a legal adviser to his clients. Menasche was a devoted husband until the passing of his beloved wife, Carol Beth Sherman, on March 1, 2015. Menasche loved spending time with his family above all else, and was the most loving and supportive father to his daughters, their spouses, and his three grandchildren. Menasche lived life to the fullest and enjoyed golf, swim, travel, fine dining, and following current and political events. He was an active and vibrant individual. Menasche is survived by his daughters Rachel Nass and her husband Michael Reeves, Alanna Nass and her husband Eric Graffeo, and his grandchildren Caroline, Samantha and Asher Reeves.