GERALD PADWE

1933 - 2022

PADWE--Gerald Walter, died February 5, 2022, in Bethesda, Maryland. Born in New York in 1933, he attended the Riverdale Country School, Williams College (A.B., 1954), and the University of Michigan (MBA and JD, 1958). He joined Touche Ross & Co. in 1958 and became a partner of the firm in 1966. He was National Director of Tax Services (1972-1977) and a member of the firm's executive committee and Regional Tax Director for Latin and South America (1979-1982). Upon the firm's merger with Deloitte he became Associate National Director - Tax Practice (1982-1992). A volunteer in the Tax Division of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for many years, he chaired the Tax Policy Committee and the Tax Legislative Committee and was a member of the Tax Advisor magazine's advisory board and a contributing editor of their Tax Clinic column as well as serving on the Commissioner of Internal Revenue's Advisory Group. Upon retirement from Deloitte & Touche, he became Vice President - Taxation of the AICPA in 1992. He received the Arthur J. Dixon Award in 2002 for "service with distinction." Music was always an important part of his life, from violin lessons as a child, including study at Julliard, through participation in choral groups including the Dessoff Choirs in New York, and singing with a Gilbert and Sullivan troupe in Connecticut. Shortly after moving to the Washington, D.C. area in 1977, he joined the Cathedral Choral Society and sang with the group for decades. He served on the board of the group for many years, including as President of the Board during their 50th anniversary year. He was awarded their Order of Merit in 1997. Gerald Padwe is survived by his wife, Alice, whom he married in 1963, their son Jonathan, daughter-in-law Jennifer Grimm, their daughter, Elizabeth, son-in-law I. David Muhlbaum, grandchildren Sarah and Lily Muhlbaum and Moses, Charles, and Louisa Padwe. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington, D.C.