HOWARD LASHER

1941 - 2022

LASHER--Howard, of Delray Beach, FL, New York City and formerly Newtown, CT passed away peacefully at home in Florida at the age of 81 on May 15, 2022. Howard was husband to Jeanette Hubley-Lasher and father to Lee Lasher of Englewood, NJ and Drew Lasher of NYC and a wonderful grandfather and great- grandfather. Howard was born on February 21, 1941 on New York's Lower East Side. Howard's father, Louis passed away when Howard was only three years old and Howard was raised by his mother, Ida and the support of an extended family and community. Howard worked hard to succeed in life, including graduating from City College where he attended night classes while working during the day. Howard eventually become a Floor Broker on the American Stock Exchange where he worked for over 40 years. Howard was an Amex Floor Governor and was well known and respected by his peers. After working at various firms Howard created his own company, The Lasher Group, where he achieved great success and retired from in 2011. "The Lash" as he was known was famous for his work ethic, warmth and life lessons including "When You Have A Job To Do You Do It And You Do It The Right Way, No Excuses"; "Dress British, Think Yiddish And You Will Be Successful"; "Your Word Is Your Bond"; "Never Take For Granted Life's Blessings And Always Give Back"; 'I Am Here For You 25 And 8"; "Always With Love! Lash" and more. Howard was a humanitarian and philanthropist and always wanted to help. Howard supported many organizations including Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Koby Mandell Foundation, Newtown Parks and Recreation, Newtown Scholarship association, Sending Kids in Newtown to Summer Camp, Jewish Federation, Chabad, Salvation Army and more. Howard lost nine friends on 9-11 and was deeply affected. He built a special Flag Memorial for these nine friends at his home in Connecticut. A picture of this memorial is in the 9-11 Memorial Museum. Howard was a man of warmth, values, persistence, resilience, hard work, integrity, love, friendship. A man who respected all people and was a proud Jew. A great husband to Jeanette, great father to Drew and Lee, father-in-law to Cheryl and wonderful grandfather to Gabrielle and Jake Moskovitz, David Lasher and Jake Lasher and great-grandfather to Noah and Caleb. May his memory be a blessing.