Isaac Rabinovich

McAllen Isaac Rabinovich 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 29th in McAllen, Texas. Isaac was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico and came to the United States with his loving wife Norma in 1962, where they spent most of their lives in the Rio Grande Valley.

Isaac was an entrepreneur who always cared for his employees. He was compassionate, thoughtful, selfless, and generous to both friends and strangers, but nothing was more important to him than his family. He had a deep love for his Jewish life and community, having served as President of Temple Beth-El in Brownsville and chairman of the Israel Bonds committee of the Rio Grande Valley, where he was honored as Man of the Year. Isaac was also well known for his unfailing sense of humor and for always playing practical jokes.

Isaac is survived by Norma, his wife of 56 years; his children, Diana Berger, Michael (Mickie) Rabinovich, Lisa (Jeff) Humphrey; his son-in-law Bob Berger; his dear sister Cecilia Shapiro; his grandchildren, Lauren and Julie Berger, Bari, Andrew, and Alex Rabinovich; and his nieces and nephews, Jack (Rose) Shapiro, George Shapiro, Yvy (Peter) Crampin, Wendy Schoemann, Andres (Libe) Marek, and Jorge (Jenny) Marek.

Isaac will be greatly missed but his legacy will endure through those whose lives he touched.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Temple Emanuel Memorial Fund, 4300 N Chai ("C") St., McAllen, TX 78504.