Dr. Mervyn I. Feldman

FELDMAN Dr. MERVYN I. FELDMAN (Age 74) On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, MERVYN I. FELDMAN of Bowie, MD. Born February 22, 1933, passed away in Tucson, AZ after a long battle with lung cancer. Mervyn is survived by his wife, Harriet of 51 years; his three children, Laura Feldman of Washington, DC, Susan Kaczmarek and her husband, Edward of Columbia, MD and Naomi Altman and her husband, Mark of Los Angeles, CA. Loving brother of Sylvia Feldman of Tucson, AZ. Mervyn delighted in his four grandchildren Brandon Jackson, Leah Jackson, Conor Kaczmarek and Ella Altman. Upon graduation from college, he entered the U.S. Navy serving for two years as communications officer aboard the U.S.S. Vesole, DDR-878, 6th Fleet. He was a Lt. Cmdr. in the Naval Reserves for 20 years. Mervyn was a native Washingtonian graduating from Eastern High School and Wilson Teacher's College. He went to on to graduate from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Mervyn established the first podiatry practice in Bowie, MD, retiring after 40 eyars. He was an active member of the American Podiatry Association. Mervyn loved traveling with his wife, going to flea markets, reading, attending enrichment classes and listening to opera. Mervyn was an active member of Temple Solel, Bowie, MD. For several years, Mervyn volunteered at a Hospice Camp for children that were survivors of terminally ill relatives. Mervyn will be remembered for his integrity, intelligence, generosity, kindness and sense of humor and his love of playing softball with the Bowie Sr. Team. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Solel, 2901 Mitchellville Rd., Bowie, MD 20716. Interment to follow at King David Memorial Gardens, Falls Church, VA. The family will be receiving friends immediately following the interment, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Friday morning at the Feldman residence. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Mervyn's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org . Arrangements entrusted to DANZANSKY-GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHAPEL INC., 301-340-1400.