WILLIAM M. MAZER

MAZER William Marcus Mazer Dr. William M. Mazer died on May 17, 2015 in Beacon New York of heart failure six weeks short of his 91st birthday, listening to "Pirate Jenny," one of his favorite songs from The Threepenny Opera. He was born in Newark, NJ on June 25, 1924 to Morris and Sarah (Weber) Mazer. His parents had emigrated from Poland and Galicia early in the 1900's. Mazer lived in Newark, the Bronx, Red Hook, Great Neck, and Millburn, New Jersey. In 1962, he and his family moved to Washington, DC, and he lived in Beacon, NY starting in the fall of 2011. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School in New York City in the early 1940's. He then attended the City College of New York (CCNY) until he was called to active duty from reserve status in 1943. Having been enrolled in the advanced ROTC at CCNY, he graduated from Fort Benning's Infantry School as a Second Lieutenant in 1944, and served as a rifle platoon leader during the war in France, Germany, and Austria. In addition to his electrical engineering degree received from CCNY in 1947, Dr. Mazer also received Masters and Doctors degrees in electrical engineering from the then Poly Technic Institute of Brooklyn (PIB). He maintained electrical trolley coaches for the New York Board of Transportation, and designed training devices for naval aircraft on Sands Point, Long Island. Dr. Mazer was a teaching and laboratory assistant at PIB, and later joined RCA and ITT in the New York City area on communication and satellite projects. Moving to the Washington area on the early 1960's, Dr. Mazer held a senior research position with ITT and the Computer Sciences Corporation; his initial assignment was support of the Communication Satellite Office of the Defense Communication Agency. He later formed Electrodata, Inc., a consulting and publishing firm in the early 1970's, specializing in analysis of electrical failures and testifying as an expert witness in hundreds of lawsuits or disputes. Dr. Mazer's memberships included the New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and Sigma Xi (the International Honor Society of Science and Engineering). He was a licensed professional engineer. Dr. Mazer's "Electrical Accident Investigation Handbook," published initially in 1982, was quoted frequently as an authoritative source in electrical injury lawsuits. Dr. Mazer's interests included fencing, blackjack, sailing, tennis, and walking his miniature schnauzer Alfie. He volunteered at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Research Office, translating Yiddish and German documents. He was also an auxiliary D.C. police officer, working at the Georgetown substation along with Joe Pozell, who was tragically killed directing traffic several years ago. He had helped Pozell research his European roots using Holocaust Memorial Museum records. Mazer's wife, Lorraine Oyle Mazer, passed away in 2002. He leaves behind his wife of eight years, Katharine Treat Warner. His five children are Dr. Mark Mazer (Linda Mazer) of Greenville, NC; Ellen Mazer (Andy Segal) of Atlanta, GA; David Mazer of Portland, OR; Danny "Banjer Dan" Mazer of Atascadero, CA; and Josh Mazer (Jennifer Mazer) of Annapolis, MD. He also leaves six grandchildren - Amelie (Dan); Adrien (Jenny); Nathan (Beth); Zach, Max, and Elizabeth - and two great grandchildren, Evelyn and Jackson. Also surviving are his brother Art Mazer (Katie), his sister Leah Sobel and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 28 at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. Memorial contributions may be made to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024, www.ushmm.org. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 28 at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. Memorial contributions may be made to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024, www.ushmm.org.