William K. Langfan

1922 - 2022

LANGFAN

WILLIAM K. LANGFAN

William K. Langfan, "Bill", was born March 4, 1922, in New York City. Bill passed away April 14, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida, from natural causes, surrounded by loved ones. Bill had recently celebrated his 100th Birthday. First-generation American, youngest of five children, first to go to college, Bill graduated from The University of South Carolina and attended the Sorbonne and Cornell Law School. Bill was a veteran of WWII, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and was a liberator of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.



Bill was a benefactor of many secular and Jewish causes in the US, Israel, and throughout the world. In numerous US schools, Bill endowed competitions focused on the importance and vitality of the US Constitution. Bill's contributions were wide-ranging: he donated ambulances to Israel; Torah scrolls to synagogues; and volunteered his time teaching math to second graders in West Palm Beach public schools.



Bill was a lifelong Zionist and supporter of The State of Israel. His prolific published writings can viewed at http://williamklangfan.com/articles/wkl-articles-booklet/.



Bill lived his life fully with family, travel, the New York Yankees, tennis, and shared wonderful jokes and stories that everyone enjoyed.



Bill was predeceased by his first wife, Alegria, and second wife, Marion, and is survived by his three children, Robin (Jay Hammer), Mark (Sherri Langfan), Dayna (Lawrence Heller), grandchildren Benjamin, Justin, David, Bennett, Penelope (Yhiam Shushan) and Eve, nephews Dr Alexander Dell, Dr Richard Steinfeld (Michelle), Bruce Steinfeld, and Steven Steinfeld, as well as extended family and loved ones throughout the world.



Graveside funeral was held on April 15, 2022 at Riverside Cemetery in New Jersey.



Donations may be sent to:

Freeman Center for Strategic Studies, c/o Mark Langfan

2100 South Ocean Blvd, 501N,

Palm Beach, FL 33480