JOHN M. FRIEDMAN

FRIEDMAN--John M., 66 years old, a lawyer, woodworker, and mathematician, died on March 17, 2011, in Connecticut, after a long and courageous struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. He lived in Roxbury, CT. Friedman graduated from Princeton University in 1966, and received a masters degree from University of Sussex and a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1970. He was a partner in the law firm of Dewey, Ballantine, where he spent 25 years. In 1996 he retired and became a full time resident of Litchfield County, CT. Over the next 15 years he served as Chairman of the Board of The Washington Montessori School, Chairman of the Federation Foundation of the Jewish Communities of Western Connecticut, Vice President of the Federation and served on various community boards. Friedman was multi-dimensional: he wrote a math column for The Litchfield County Times, was an avid fly fisherman and took great pride in his woodworking. Friedman is survived by his wife, Judith, his sons David and Michael, his daughter Julia and his sister Tonni. The funeral will be held on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11am at B'nai Israel, Southbury, CT. Please send donations to John Friedman Memorial, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 811 West Evergreen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642.