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Albert Karp Obituary
Albert E. Karp of Long Island, NY passed away on July 7, 2015 in Fairfax, VA at age 103. He is survived by companion Naomi Hess of Virginia; his children: Laura-Lee Karp of Seattle, Andrew Karp (Ann) of Virginia, and Floyd Karp (Marcia Jaeger) of Seattle; his grandchildren: Nicola (Dylan Hemraj), Bella and Ella. Al was the beloved patriarch of the extended Karp family because of his age, warmth, wisdom and kindness. Remembrances may be made to the Anti-Defamation League, www.seattle.adl.org
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At the Jefferson Monument, 2011 (two months before turning 100)
Andy Karp
November 12, 2015
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July 22, 2015
Floyd, sorry for your loss. I am here for you and your family if you need anything. Natalya Peskin (and family)
"Jitterbug" sculpture by Al Karp
Andy Karp
July 19, 2015
Andy Karp wrote:
Both before and since my Dad's death, people have sometimes asked me what the secret might be to his longevity and to his many, many, years of relatively good health: for instance, he played golf until he was 94, and at 98 he re-took and passed his driver's exam, both the written test and the road test. I would reply that I didn't really know the secret, but there were some obvious contributing factors, such as not smoking and having people around who loved him. In my view, one of the things that stood out and I think contributed greatly to his health and long life was that he didn't hold grudges: A few decades ago he commented to me that life is too short to hold grudges. He did sometimes get angry, but the anger didn't last very long and he was very forgiving. That isn't to say that never in his life had he held a grudge, as there were some people that he avoided for several years when I was younger. But he matured from that stage of his life, became wiser, and I don't think he held any grudges during the latter half of his 103 years.
Dad was a terrific sculptor, as can be seen in the attached photo of his "Jitterbug" sculpture, which is proudly displayed in my home.
He had a good sense of humor and regularly made witty comments. Part of the humor was imbedded in the way he lived his life, with the following as an unusual example: His birth certificate stated that he had been born early in the morning on November 16th, 1911. However, his mother said that he had been born the previous night, and employees of the hospital took a while to get around to filling out the required paperwork, and by that time it was the next day. Thus my Dad was told by his mother that his birthday was November 15th, while his birth certificate stated that it was November 16th. He resolved this dilemma by celebrating both days every year. By the time he was 103 years old, he had celebrated 206 birthdays! No doubt that is an all-time world record!
My Dad was a generous, caring, loving, talented, creative, and intelligent man, and I and many others will miss him greatly.
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