JORGE PULLES

Jorge Pulles  
Died December 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. Born in Santiago, Cuba he arrived in New York City after completing two years of law school at the University of Havana. His father, a Judge in Oriente, provence sensing the impending revolution did not think Jorge could finish law school in Cuba. He arrived in New York in 1955 but could not adjust to New York winter and moved to Miami Beach, Florida. He was hired as a waiter at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Sadly, he did not go back to law school but it served him well later in his career. Always eager to learn and under the guidance of the European maitred, Jorge rose to that position.  In the early sixties during his tenure at the Fontainebleau he encouraged management to hire many Cuban refugees in varying positions throughout the hotel. Jorge continued his career in Washington, DC at the Washington Hilton Hotel where for 30 years he directed the banquet department until his retirement. He took great pride in training hundreds of workers including many immigrants from all over the world in all aspects of banquet service. These servers worked throughout the city's banquet venues. During his career he served every president from Kennedy through George W. Bush, many politicians, heads of state, royals, celebrities and entertainers including his favorite, Frank Sinatra.  In his retirement he continued his study of Japanese and Italian, and traveled to his favorite city, San Fransisco.  Jorge is survived by his wife of 44 years, Rebecca Krantz, three children, Margaret, John and James (Margaret) from his previous marriage and two grandchildren, John and Stephanie. He is also survived by his four remaining siblings, Carlos, Hector, Lourdes and Manuel, and predeceased by his sister, Sylvia.  Because of covid he will be buried in a private ceremony with a celebration of his life at a later date. In lieu of flowers please donate to SOME in Jorge's name, 71 O street NW, Washington, DC. 20001.