Nathan "Jon" Brodsky

BRODSKY-Nathan ``Jon'', Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, passed away Thursday, July 27th, 2006. A mentor to many, and a role model for those who knew him well, he will be very sorely missed. Jon founded a real estate development company which grew from a small office in the West Village to a business with his son, Daniel, that exceeded all of his expectations, and which is continued with his grandsons. Both modest and generous, he was also an enthusiastic cellist, president and member of the Center Orchestra, and a great supporter of music programs that ranged from providing instruments to children at public schools to endowing the cellist chair of Qiang Tu at the New York Philharmonic. Jon served in the Armed Forces during World War II. He loved basketball and tennis, the Brooklyn Dodgers, hot dogs, and chocolate cake; but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his wife of 68 years, Shirley. He will be greatly missed by his wife Shirley, his children Daniel and Thea, his daughter-in-law Estrellita, his son-in-law Asad, his grandchildren Hady, Tam, Dean, Alexander, Katy, and Thomas, his granddaughters-inlaw Amira and Kate and his great-grandson Tarek. He is survived by his sister and brother-in law, Ruth and Ray Leopold, his sister-in-law Jean Bobick, as well as his nephews and nieces: Susan, Julian and Debbie, Bob and Alisson, Jane, Paul, Gabriel, Eugene, Julie, Carl, and Beth. Interment will be private; a memorial service will be held at the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center, located on the 10 th floor of the Rose Building, on 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues, New York City, on Monday, July 31, 2006, promptly at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Very Young People's Concert Program at the New York Philharmonic, (212) 875-5381, www.nyphil.org.