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ALAN MIRKEN Obituary

MIRKEN--Alan, June 12, 2014. Cherished and loving husband of Joan Weinstein Mirken and the late Barbara Mirken; devoted father of Leslie and Mitchell Rubin and Jane and Richard Zenker; adored grandfather of Matthew Rubin and Andrew and Scott Zenker; brother of the late Marilyn Cohen. A generous, caring, selfless and humble man who brought out the best in all of us. Service Sunday morning 10am at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 180 W 76th St. Contributions can be made to Goddard Riverside Community Center or the Mirken Family Clinical Neuroscience Institute of the Mt. Sinai Health System.

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Published by New York Times on Jun. 14, 2014.

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Juliet Mchue

June 21, 2014

May you rest in peace,sadly missed,kindly remembered

June 20, 2014

My heart hurts for the passing of this dear, wonderful, kind man. Joan,Jane and Leslie,guys, grands we are so grateful for the time we had with Alan. There is no counting the ways in which Alan made David's and my life better. His kindness his words, his caring, his bothering to help never flagged. I am heartbroken to hear of his passing and to have missed his services though I had to speak at our nephews memorial that very day. Thank you for Alan in our life and our lovely times with all of you! I will always remember you all. rusty and david hannon

June 17, 2014

Very sorry for your loss. Alan was a wonderful man and a great supporter of the creative writing program here at Syracuse.

Christopher Kennedy ( Syracuse, NY)

Frank Moore

June 15, 2014

Alan rest in peace!

Jane Treuhaft

June 15, 2014

Alan Mirken was important to me in my early years in publishing at Crown Publishers. A great leader and a very nice man, he always asked how I was, what I was working on, even though I was just an assistant. My condolences to Jane and the entire Mirken family.

Audrey Wiener Urdsick

June 14, 2014

Alan Mirken and Crown Publishers were an important part of my early working life. Alan was a good man, a smart man and a generous man. He will be missed by many. Very sorry to hear of his passing. I'm glad I had the opportunity to know him.

June 14, 2014

I have such fond thoughts of your Dad! My sympathies are with you. I am out of town but would otherwise have gone to the funeral, so sorry to miss the opportunity to pay my respects to this wonderful man. Stefanie Steel

Susan O.

June 14, 2014

A generous,caring and selfless person.May he rest in eternal peace.

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