In Memoriam: Sydell F. Hertz

From Thomas F. Gallagher Funeral Home.

Sydell F. Hertz passed away peacefully on February 10, 2016 at the Stamford Hospital.

Syd, as she was known to her friends, was born January 2, 1930 in New York City where she attended the High School of Music and Art. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology and Design, Syd worked briefly in the fashion industry and then married her sweetheart and life companion Jerome Hertz.

Syd moved to Stamford in 1958 and quickly became active in the community. While her children were growing she joined the Sisterhood and Hadassah through Congregation Agudath Shalom and delighted in applying her artistic talents to the design of the Temple’s prayer books and decorations for community events.

She enjoyed learning new techniques through art classes at the Stamford Museum. Syd’s participation in local exhibitions established her reputation in the local arts community.

In the 1970s, she opened a successful children’s boutique store, Syd’s Corner, in Greenwich, for five years. Her wide personal networks encouraged her to then become a real estate broker. Creativity and integrity were qualities that kept her in demand for over three decades. Syd retired and moved to the Darien Atria in 2011 where she used her apartment as a live-in studio. She showcased newly-acquired oil painting techniques in several solo exhibits in recent years.

Syd is survived by her children, Rosanna Hertz and Robert J. Thomas, Nadine Hertz Rosenzweig, and Beth and Jerry Cooper and seven grandchildren: Marlene and Emma Rosenzweig, Bryan, Eric, Renee and Sam Cooper and Alyssa Thomas.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, Jerome Hertz and her son-in-law, Greg Rosenzweig.

Services will be held on February 12, at 11 a.m. at Congregation Agudath Shalom, 301 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford. After the burial service, friends and family will be received at the home of Beth and Jerry Cooper, Stamford, until 8 p.m.

Donations may be made in Syd’s honor to the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, c/o Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School, Art Angel Fund-Sydell Hertz, 100 Amsterdam Ave., Room 853, NY, NY 10023.

Arrangements under the direction of Shippan’s Thomas M. Gallagher Funeral Home.

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