Richard Wolfe, 79, Dies

Richard Wolfe born December 25, 1932, formerly of Aberdeen Twp. died on Monday, March 12, 2012 in Sarasota, Florida.

Richard was the son of Dr. Herman and Florence Wolfe of NYC. He is survived by his devoted wife, Lilyan of 54 yrs; daughter, Stacey W. Kalb and son-in-law, Alan Kalb of Beachwood, NJ; son, Brian Wolfe and daughter- in-law, Dr. Lisa Wolfe of Chicago; 3 grandchildren, Abby, David and Trevor; sister, Ronni Wolfe of Seattle; brother, Roger Wolfe and sister-in-law, Jess Wolfe of NYC; sister-in-law, Shelly Feiertag and brother-in-law, Alan Feiertag of Lake Worth, FL and many loving nieces, nephews, wonderful friends and his precious Boston Terriers, Jeff, Lady, Bubbles, Jersey Joe, and Zeta.

He graduated with a BA from Alfred U (NY) 1954; JD Brooklyn Law School 1957. He served in the Army Reserve 1958-1961, Medical Trial attorney for 36 years with his law firm Katz, Leidman, Grossman, Wolfe & Freund of NYC, Councilman of Aberdeen Twp. 1974-1977 & 1984-1991, Taught Holocaust Studies class at Temple Shalom of Aberdeen, Soccer Coach Aberdeen/Matawan Recreation, Volunteer Attorney at Sarasota/Manatee Legal Aid, Editor of Amicus Curie Newsletter, and member of Association of Retired Attorneys of Sarasota. He retired to Sarasota, FL in 1997. Richard enjoyed world travel and fine dining with Lilyan, discussing politics, writing letters to Editors, collecting video tapes/dvds/cds, painting historical die cast figurines and spending time with his grandchildren.

Graveside service at Beth Israel Memorial Cemetery, Woodbridge, NJ on Thurs. 3/15/12 at 11am. Family to sit Shivah at daughter, Stacey's house, 84 Compass Avenue, Beachwood, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Tidewell Hospice, 5957 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.