The New York Times - USA (2020-07-31)

THE NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 Y A23

LAWRENCE—David B. David (age 90) had a long career in finance and bank- ing. After retiring from Citi- corp,heandhispartner formed Solomon Lawrence Partners to offer a consumer lending course for bankers worldwide. He was also the author/co-author of several books. David was a wonderful partner and will be missed. Arlene Solomon

Barkin, Barbara Chazanoff, Lucille Jacobson, Geraldine Korotzer, Leonard Lawrence, David

Max, Adam Richman, Fred Roberts, Edward Roth, Paul Slater, Mitchell

Steigauf, Dean Vagliano, Sara Yoskowitz, Sidney

BARKIN—Barbara Lesser, 89, of Milford, CT, passed away peacefully in her home on July 26, 2020. Barbara had an extraordinary zest for life. She was an avid tennis player, golfer, skier and bridge player. She was a teacher, tutor and mentor for many years and was beloved by her students. Barbara is survived by herhusband Bernard Barkin, the love of her life, to whom she was married for 69 years. She also is survived by herfourchildren:Andrew (Elysa), William (Susan), Wendy (Cindy), and David (Kathy). She was loved dear- ly by her seven grandchildren and also leaves three great-grandchildren. Memor- ial contributionsmaybe made to Jewish Family Ser- vice of Greater New Haven, CT (www.JFSNH.org). CHAZANOFF—Lucille. Our Dear Lu, Our world will never be the same. A unique and remarkable woman who did it all and lived life to its ful- lest.Loved,admiredand cherished by all who knew her.Wewereblessedto share 50 wonderful years of a very special friendship with you and Jay. Rest In Peace our dear Lucia. Love Hedy and Arthur JACOBSON—Geraldine Marsicano, died peacefully at her home in Norwich, Vermont on Mon- day, July 27, 2020. Gerry was born on November 9th, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, to John A. and Esther (Sullivan) Marsicano. She was raised in Manhasset, Long Island. Her brother, John A. Jr., and her motherandfatherprede- ceased her, as did her husband, playwright and farmer Nicholas Biel Jacobson.

KOROTZER—Leonard Jerry. We lost our beloved Lenny on July 12, 2020. Leonard Jer- ry Korotzer aka Lenny Roberts was born to Jean and Alexander Korotzer on Au- gust 8, 1929 in the Bronx, New York. Just after school he joined the Army. When he got out he began teaching dance lessons at the Concord Hotel

in the Catskills. Soon after he entered the garment industry working for Craig's and Mar- go's.The industry brought him to Houston, Texas where he lived the remainder of his life. He met and married Gail Giachini Hardy. She encou- raged him to go to college. Off he went to University of Houston where he received his PHD in Marketing. Soon after he became a college professor at the same Uni- versity.Hewas a Master Bridge player and a member of American Contract Bridge League. He also wrote three books on the subject of play- ing Bridge. He fell in love with Latin music and loved to go outdancing.Heenjoyed cooking multicultural dishes and honored his Jewish heri- tage by sharing dishes he had growing up with at home. He was an excellent cook. He was also an avid traveler going to Europe and on many cruises. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Ann Rader, stepdaughter, Cynthia Hardy, daughterSueJedeh,step- grandson Jorn Hardy, Martha Arizola dear friend of the family for 37 years, niece Lynn Martin of New Jersey, cousins Robert and Judy Mi- chaels of Philadelphia. In his later years he was well taken care of by Sue Jedeh, Martha Arizola, Holly Rader and Cyn- thia Hardy. He was preceded in death by parents Jean and Alexander Korotzer, brother Steven Micheals of New York and sister Lucielle Zaback of Arizona.Hissilliness and Henny Youngman jokes will be missed. In lieu of flowers, please donate to MD Ander- son Cancer Hospital.

MAX—Adam E. The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation mourns the loss ofitsbelovedfriendand

BoardPresident,AdamE. Max, an inspirational leader who helped guide the Foun- dation towards national prominence. A brilliant strategist and creative thin- ker, he was instrumental in bridging the Foundation's two main areas of philanthropy, healthcare and the arts. His generous heart, extraordinary intellect, peerless wit and boundless energy will be pro- foundly missed by the entire Hillman community. We ex- tend our love and heartfelt condolencesto his wife Diane, his children, Hannah, Jonah and Ezra, and all his family and friends. Ahrin Mishan Executive Director, The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation MAX—Adam E. Collegiate School mourns the lossof ourdistinguished alumnus,pastparent,and formerTrusteeAdamE. Max'76.Brilliant,forceful, and kind, he was a passionate and energetic benefactor of Collegiate, who, as co-chair of the School's campaign com- mittee, was instrumental in making possible Collegiate's historic move to its new loca- tion. To his wife, Diane; his daughter, Hannah; his sons, Jonah '13 and Ezra '17; his brothers Daniel (D.T.) '79 and Eric; and to all his family, as- sociates, and friends, we ex- tend our deepest condolences. Jonathan K. Youngwood '85 President David S. Lourie Head of School RICHMAN—Fred. The Trustees and staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art mourn the passing of Fred Richman, a longtime friend and Benefactor of the Museum. An avid collector of African and Southeast Asian art, Mr. Richman along with his wife, Rita, generously do- nated significant works of art from their collection to the Department of the Arts of Africa,Oceania,and the Americas. These gifts - in- cludingsculptures,jewelry, and textiles - were featured in the Museum's 1994 exhibition “Art of Island Southeast Asia: The Fred and Rita Richman Collection,” and several of their landmark gifts will fea- ture prominently in the Museum's planned renova- tion of the Michael C. Rocke- fellerWing.Mr.andMrs. Richman have also provided key support for the depart-

ment'sacquisitions,special exhibitions, and publications, as well as the Museum's general operations. We are pro- foundly grateful for their ge- nerosity, their many years of service as Visiting Commit- tee members, and their passionate, transformational support of the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. We send our deepest condolences to Mrs. Richman and her family. Daniel Brodsky, Chairman; Daniel H. Weiss, President and CEO; Max Hollein, Director

ROBERTS— Edward R. (Rubin), New York, passed away at the age of 99 at home from natural causes on July 26,

Edward served in WWII
in the Far East Service Com-
mand. With a BA Brooklyn
College and a MA (NYU) in
Economics, he joined J. Aron
& Company (1955). As a Part-
ner/CFO, he was instrumen-
tal in the merger of J. Aron
into Goldman Sachs (1981).
He served as a LP at Gold-
man until retirement in 1996.
In 1985 he founded The Helen
Drutt Gallery, 724 Fifth
Avenue, later, Loveed Fine
Arts,thepremierceramic
gallery in New York, where
he worked until his passing.
Heservedontheboard
of Manhattan Theatre Club
(1975until 2002), wasa
supporter of LongHouse
Reserve and served on the
Finance Board for the
National Parks Conservancy.
Edwardwasprecededin
death by his first wife of 35
years, Rosalind Roberts. He
issurvivedbytheirson,
Marc Roberts (Nancy), and
grandchildrenMichaeland
Elisabeth.Edwardisalso
survived by his loving wife
Elaine Krauss, and her
family; Seth Krauss (Lauren),
Nina Krauss, Robin Plevener
(Michael), Ann Krauss (Den-
nis) and their children. Please
send donations to: New York
PresbyterianHospital,c/o
Mary Brunner, Office of De-
velopment, 850 Third Avenue
12th Floor, New York, NY
10022 and/or Manhattan
TheatreClub, c/o: Barry
Grove, 311 West 43 Street, #9,
New York, NY 10036.

ROTH—Paul.

An advertising and entertainment industry executive, died at 87 on July 19, 2020 at his home in Hilton Head, SC. The cause of death was natural causes. In 1972 Mr. Roth became President and CEO of IDC Services, Inc. a publicly traded company (NASDAQ). In 1976, IDC acquired Central Casting from the Motion Pic- ture Association of America, combining it with Production Payments, Inc. and Talent & Residuals, Inc. creating the first full-service payment processing enterprise for the entertainment and advertising industries. In 1991, IDC merged with Draney Infor- mationServices.Thenew business,called Entertain- ment Partners, continues to this day as the market leader for workforce management andautomatedproduction and financial services to the entertainment industry. Paul Menken Roth was born No- vember 1, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY. Hegraduated from AlleghenyCollegein 1954 with a bachelor's degree and received a Masters Degree inBusinessAdministration from Harvard University in

Mr. Roth started his
career in advertising at Ben-
ton & Bowles in 1956. In 1958
he was hired by Kenyon &
Eckhardt, eventually becom-
ing Vice President of Media
and a member of the Board
of Directors. In 1968, his book,
“How to Plan Media,” was
published. After leaving Ken-
yon & Eckhardt, Mr. Roth
produced nationally syndicat-
ed television news and enter-
tainmentprogramming,in-
cluding Norm Crosby's
Comedy Shop, before joining
IDC Services. Mr. Roth was a
trustee of Allegheny College,
where he also received an
honorary doctorate, and was
a trustee of the Screen Actors
Guild Pension Fund. Even-
tually retiring to Hilton Head
Island, SC. Mr. Roth dedicated

himself to public service in the arts, education and community planning, serving in many volunteer and elected positions. An avid pilot, Mr. Roth held a general aviation pilot's license rated for multi- engine and instrument operations. He pursued a passion for architecture by designing and building numerous houses. He is survived by his older brother Richard Roth, four children and six grandchildren.

SLATER—Mitchell. The faculty, administration, board of trustees and alumni association of Garden School mourn the loss of our esteemed alumnus, Mitchell Slater. From his days as a member of the Class of 1979 through his 2003-2004 tenure on the Board of Trustees, Mitch was a true Griffin - smart, braveandstrong. His contributions to Garden School began in the class- room and on the basketball court, but continued for his lifetime through valued input and consistent support of his alma mater. Our condolences go to Andrew Slater (Garden School '75) and the entire Slater family. Michael F. Rakosi, President, Board of Trustees; Christopher Herman, Head of School; Richard Marotta, Ph.D., Headmaster Emeritus

STEIGAUF—Dean.

62, of Jersey City, NJ, Died with Dignity on July 15th, 2020 with his loving husband John Henry Ernestine at his side. The cause of death was me- lanoma. Dean was born in Buffalo, NY, to George (deceased) and Kathleen Stei- gauf and moved to New York City in 1980 after graduating from Rutgers College, Rut- gers University. Spanning

years and continents, Dean's acumen in real estate saw his influentialguidance shape extensive projects for Chase Manhattan Bank, the City of New York, and then almost 25 years at the Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, culmin- ating in the role of Managing Director, Head of Global Real Estate & Lease Administra- tion. He was a Senior Direc- tor/Transactions Manage - ment at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at the time of his death. His accomplishments and ac- colades numerous, Dean's fo- cus on the quality of service and empowering his teams in professional and personal de- velopment earned him re- spect and admiration from all he met. Contained within his stoic nature, Dean's care and affection were ever-present for his loved ones and he treasured the 17 years shared with his husband, John Hen- ry. Whether traveling abroad, catching a Broadway show, or staying up till the early hours in Buffalo or Atlanta with friends, his energy and passion for life steeped and enriched these moments. Dean lovingly delighted in his five grandchildren, under- stood their needs with patient sagacity, and took comfort in returning them to their parents after a lengthy day's adventures. A constant read- er, he enjoyed the latest New York Times, often revisiting the real estate section before taking his beloved Siberian Husky, Natasha, to the park. In addition to his husband, John Henry Ernestine, Dean is survived by his daughters, Theresa Ernestine (Sandro) andDebraErnestine.His grandchildren: Desire Ernes- tine and Bellamii Browne and Genevieve, Skylar and Emily Badette and Marissa Palazzo, his mother Kathleen Steigauf, siblings: Maripat Downey (Tim), Nancy Calzone (Stev- en) George (Leonora) and fiveniecesandnephews, Maureen Downey, Christop- herCalzone,MichaelCal- zone, Sara Calzone, and Sa- vannah Steigauf. Dean is pre- deceased by his father George P. Steigauf and his first partner Joseph Palazzo. Dean's journey in life was marked by faith and he found a spiritual home with Grace Church Van Vorst in Jersey City, NJ. His warm and hearty welcome as a greeter made him a beloved community member in the joy he shared

with many. As he did for so many in life, Dean has been welcomed to Grace by the beacon of God's love. Ar- rangements and service in- formation available at http://www.lawtonturso.com.

VAGLIANO—Sara E., passed away on May 16, 2020 in New York City. Born April 4, 1942 in Philadelphia and raised in Marietta, GA, Sara developed a lifelong passion for arts and literature. She was a Fulbright scholar and received her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Her varied career included teaching at Princeton, marketing the newly launched HBO and servingontheBoardsof Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and Agnes ScottCollege,her almamater.Donationsto Planned Parenthood in her honormaybemadeat https://bit.ly/honoringsara.

YOSKOWITZ—Sidney, age 75, passed away April 17,

He was a kind and com-
passionate man who was al-
ways there for his family and
friends. he will be missed.

TENNEY-UNGER—Anne G. 1/31/50 - 7/31/19 You are alwaysin my dreams but more so, in all my awakenings. Until we meet again..I love you always and forever... Your loving husband Toby

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In Memoriam

Herman Cain, who rose from
poverty in the segregated South to
become chief executive of a suc-
cessful pizza chain and then
thrust himself into the national
spotlight by seeking the 2012 Re-
publican presidential nomination,
has died. He was 74.
His death was announced on
Thursday on his website and on
social media accounts. It did not
say precisely when or where he
died. Dan Calabrese, the website’s
editor, attributed the death to the
coronavirus, which President
Trump, in a White House briefing,
later referred to as the “China vi-
rus” and a “horrible plague” in af-
firming it as the cause.
Mr. Cain had been hospitalized
in the Atlanta area this month af-
ter testing positive for the virus on
June 29.
“We knew when he was first
hospitalized with Covid-19 that
this was going to be a rough fight,”
Mr. Calabrese said in the an-
nouncement, adding, “Although
he was basically pretty healthy in
recent years, he was still in a high-
risk group because of his history
with cancer.” Mr. Cain had over-
come colon and liver cancer in the
mid-2000s.
Mr. Cain had attended Presi-
dent Trump’s indoor rally in Tulsa,
Okla., on June 20 and had done “a
lot of traveling” recently, Mr. Cal-
abrese said.
“I don’t think there’s any way to
trace this to the one specific con-
tact that caused him to be in-
fected,” he said at the time. “We’ll
never know.”
In a video posted to his website
after the Tulsa rally, Mr. Cain said
he had worn a mask while he was
in groups of people. But he also
posted photographs of himself on
social media that showed him
without a mask and surrounded
by people in the arena. Later, after
Mr. Trump had scheduled an
event at Mount Rushmore in
South Dakota, Mr. Cain wrote ap-
provingly on Twitter that masks
would not be mandatory. “PEO-
PLE ARE FED UP!” he wrote.
On the stump, Mr. Cain called
himself an ABC candidate —
American Black Conservative. He
brought an irreverent style to the
2011 campaign as he touted his by-

the-bootstraps story in an appeal to Tea Party conservatives. He dropped out of the race after he was accused of sexual miscon- duct, allegations he denied. But his celebrity in conservative cir- cles endured, and he became an ardent ally of Mr. Trump. Mr. Cain said he had become a Republican after a Black man at a restaurant yelled out: “Black Re- publicans? There’s no such thing.” “When I got back to Omaha,” where he was living at he time, “I registered as a Republican,” he told The New York Times Maga- zine in 2011. “It haunted me for three days that someone would dare tell me what party affiliation I should have.” Mr. Cain’s 2011 presidential campaign was not his first foray into politics, but it catapulted him onto the national stage. His plat- form was best known for his 9-9-9 tax plan: a flat 9 percent individ- ual income tax rate, a 9 percent corporate tax rate and a 9 percent national sales tax. After his campaign ended, he continued to appear at political conferences and in the conservative news media. Once Mr. Trump took office, Mr. Cain’s name was floated periodically as a potential addition to the administration. President Trump considered naming him to a seat on the Fed- eral Reserve Board last year, but several Republican senators indi- cated that they would vote against his confirmation, partly because of the sexual harassment accusa- tions against him. He withdrew his name. After the announcement of his death, Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, wrote on Twitter that Mr. Cain had “embodied the American dream and represented the very best of the American spirit.” Herman Cain was born on Dec. 13, 1945, in Memphis, to Lenora (Davis) and Luther Cain. His mother was a cleaning woman and domestic worker; his father, who grew up on a farm, worked as a janitor and a barber and as a chauffeur for Robert W. Woodruff, president of the Coca-Cola Com- pany, which is based in Atlanta, where Herman was raised. Herman graduated from his- torically Black Morehouse Col-

lege in Atlanta in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He worked as a civilian ballistics analyst for the Navy and earned his master’s degree in computer sci- ence at Purdue University in 1971. He married Gloria Etchison in

She survives him, as do their
children, Melanie and Vincent,
and four grandchildren. Mr. Cain’s
younger brother, Thurman L.
Cain, died in 1999.
After finishing his education,
Mr. Cain worked for Coca-Cola as
a computer systems analyst. He
then moved to Minneapolis to
work for Pillsbury, and in 1978 he
became an executive in the com-
pany’s restaurant and foods
group.
At Pillsbury, Mr. Cain joined a
training program at Burger King,
a company subsidiary, in which
potential executives were trained
from the grill up, working as
“Whopper floppers” and cleaning
bathrooms. He rose to oversee 400
Burger King franchises in Phila-
delphia, and his success in im-
proving their bottom line led Pills-
bury to appoint him to run its God-
father’s Pizza chain.
He served as chairman and
chief executive of the chain from
1986 to 1996 and lived in Omaha,
where the company was head-
quartered.
Mr. Cain first gained wide atten-
tion in 1994, when he had the
chance to spar with President Bill
Clinton during a nationally tele-
vised town hall-style meeting on
health care. Mr. Cain insisted that
a broad Clinton health care plan
would cost jobs. “If I’m forced to
do this,” he asked, “what will I tell

those people whose jobs I’m forced to eliminate?” Their polite, if pointed, back and forth — Mr. Clinton pushed back with calculations that Mr. Cain de- clared “incorrect” — made the pizza executive a minor celebrity, particularly among conservatives. One was Jack Kemp, a leading Republican member of Congress, who shared Mr. Cain’s free-market views. In 1996, when Bob Dole, the Republican nominee for presi-

dent, chose Mr. Kemp as his running mate, Mr. Cain became an ad- viser to their campaign. He left the pizza company in 1996 and became president of the National Restaurant Association, a once-sleepy trade group that he transformed into a lobbying pow- erhouse. At the time, anti-drunken-driving groups were trying to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit to 0.08 percent from 0.10 percent, a change that restaurant owners feared would hurt liquor sales. Mr. Cain called instead for stiffer pen- alties for drunken driving. That argument drew a pointed rebuke from Diane Riibe, a board mem-

ber of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. “Mr. Cain and those he repre- sents are in the business of selling alcohol,” Ms. Riibe wrote, “not saving lives.” The restaurant association gave Mr. Cain an intimate view of the way Washington worked. And it helped him lay the groundwork for his first entry into electoral politics, a short-lived bid for the White House in 2000. After that, he became co-chairman of the businessman Steve Forbes’s unsuccessful presidential campaign. And that same year, he moved back to Georgia to concentrate on his motivational speaking business and to write books espousing his business and political philosophies. They included “Speak as a Leader: Develop the Better Speaker in You” (1999), “CEO of Self: You’re in Charge” (2001) and “They Think You’re Stupid: Why Democrats Lost Your Vote and What Republicans Must Do to Keep It” (2005). He sought the Republican nomination for the Senate from Geor- gia in 2004 but lost badly in the pri- mary to Johnny Isakson, who went on to win the general election. Less than two years later, Mr. Cain received a diagnosis of late- stage colon cancer, which had spread to his liver. He recovered, and he later said he believed that his survival had shown that God had other plans for him. He cred- ited God with persuading him to run for president after Barack Obama, a Democrat, took office in early 2009. Mr. Cain published a memoir, “This Is Herman Cain!,” in 2011, just as he was saddling up again for a presidential run. Some critics said he was running for president to sell his book, and his travel schedule, which rarely took him to the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, resembled a book tour more than a serious campaign. Still, he grabbed attention with his novel “9-9-9” plan. Thanks to the strength of his debate per- formances and a surprise victory

in a Florida straw poll in Septem- ber, Mr. Cain did well in early polling. He was essentially tied with Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who had consistently led most polls and who eventually became the Re- publican nominee. Mr. Cain’s political downfall came as swiftly as his ascent, after Politico reported that the National Restaurant Association had paid settlements to two former em- ployees who claimed Mr. Cain had sexually harassed them. Other complaints piled up. He called them smears dreamed up by his opponents and categor- ically denied them. Then came a complaint by a woman named Ginger White, who contended that she had had a 13- year extramarital affair with Mr. Cain that ended shortly before he announced his presidential bid. Ms. White produced phone records to prove that they had called or texted each other fre- quently, and Mr. Cain acknowl- edged giving her financial support. He said his wife of 43 years had been unaware of what he insisted was only a friendship. With Ms. White’s revelation, some of Mr. Cain’s supporters and defenders began backing away, and he eventually dropped out. The flurry of attention he received in his presidential run helped him land a job as a radio host in 2013. He also wrote col- umns for Newsmax and appeared as a commentator on Fox News. During the 2016 election sea- son, Mr. Trump, running as a businessman and a brash political out- sider, drew early comparisons to Mr. Cain. At a time when many Re- publicans were skittish about Mr. Trump, Mr. Cain came to his de- fense, pushing back against accu- sations that Mr. Trump was a rac- ist. After Mr. Cain’s death was announced, Mr. Romney, now a sena- tor from Utah, took to Twitter to write: “Saddened that Herman Cain — a formidable champion of business, politics and policy — has lost his battle with Covid. St. Peter will soon hear ‘999!’ Keep up the fight, my friend.”

Herman Cain, Who Shed

Executive Title to Run

For President, Dies at 74

By AIMEE ORTIZ and KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

RICH ADDICKS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Herman Cain in 2011 at a campaign event in Alabama, above, and at a Republican presidential debate, left. The cornerstone of his 2012 election campaign was a tax plan he called “9-9-9.”

PHILIP SCOTT ANDREWS/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Mr. Cain in 1971, the year he earned a master’s degree at Purdue.

CAIN FAMILY, VIA ZUMAPRESS

Rising from poverty in

the South to become

the chief executive of

Godfather’s Pizza.

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