CHARLES HOCHMAN

HOCHMAN--Charles B. B.A. Amherst 1956, magna, Phi Beta Kappa; J.D. Harvard Law School 1959, honors, Law Review; Stanford Law School, LLM, teaching fellow, 1961; retired senior partner and head of the Tax Department at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan - finally closed his eyes June 10, 2023. His education was financed by scholarships, fellowships, prizes, and hard work. He flipped burgers at a Jersey Shore boardwalk stand, where he was also the only bellhop in a six-story hotel with no elevator. He unloaded beer trucks at the Ballantine brewery in Newark, where he was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. His loves were his family, travel, fine restaurants, great theater, and football. After years of suffering, he sold his season tickets to the Giants and took the family to dinner at Lutece. He despised bad grammar, poor proofreading, intellectual laziness, and phony tax shelters. He is survived by his wife Fredrica, his children Hilary, Thomas (Devon Lockie), and Christopher, and his granddaughters Ruby and Una. A celebration of his life is planned for mid-September; contact family for details. To honor his memory, contact someone you haven't seen or spoken with recently, and say hello.