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MATTHEW GREENBERG Obituary

GREENBERG--Matthew, on February 19, following a long illness. A lawyer who worked on the Howard Beach case and a lifelong Yankees fan, Matt is survived by his wife, Susan, daughter, Alyssa (Simon Nyi), mother, Rhoda, and sister, Sue. The family wishes to thank the many doctors, nurses, and aides who cared for him over the years. Shiva to be held at the family's Brooklyn home Friday and Saturday, 2-8pm. Memorial gifts may be made to Doctors Without Borders or the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH.

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Published by New York Times on Feb. 21, 2019.

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Stephanie Stephens

February 24, 2019

My deepest condolences goes to miss susan,and the rest of the family.I will miss you counting the amount of coke i drink throughtout the day,watching the yankees,big bang.You left before you could push me in the wheelchair across the Brooklyn Bridge,but we'll meet again.You will be truely missed.

February 23, 2019

Sandy and I extend our deepest condolences to you, Ali and families.

We always will remember Matt, as my college roommate and source of enlightenment (primarily political), as Moderator of the student strike against the Vietnam War in the spring of 1970 (I think he was one of the few, if not the only person who knew Robert's Rules of Order!), as a strident protester in the march on Washington that same year (before leaving, he gave me an envelope with instructions in case he didn't return!), as an awesome air guitarist (most notably in response to my playing of Delaney and Bonnie & Friends/On Tour with Eric Clapton), as the inspiration for my use of roll-on deodorant [my classes typically were in the early morning and my use of Old Spice spray (Psssssstt) would wake him up!!], and as the Best Man at our wedding (we still have the torn brown paper bag on which he wrote his toast' to the newlyweds!). Mostly, however, Matt was a great friend and we'll miss him.

Marshall & Sandy Dennis

Ira Gottlieb

February 23, 2019

We will miss his baseball, political and legal critiques and prognostications, and his nickel bets on all of the above. We send and bring much love and deep affection to Sue, Ali, Sue G and Rhoda.

Buddy & Marcy

Ira Gottlieb

February 23, 2019

We will miss his baseball, political and legal critiques and prognostications, and his nickel bets on all of the above. We send and bring much love and deep affection to Sue, Ali, Sue G and Rhoda.

Buddy & Marcy

Joel Nowak & Wendy Lebowitz

February 21, 2019

From college days in MA to grown up life as neighbors in Brooklyn . . . We thought of Matt always as truly one of the good guys. May his family and friends find comfort, and May his memory be for a blessing.

Danielle Z

February 21, 2019

I'm so sorry for your loss.

John Nolan

February 21, 2019

He was a great guy and a true Yankee fan.

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