It is with great sadness that we inform the congregation of the passing of Jerry Fishman, beloved husband of Judy Fishman, father and father in law of 

Gerald Fishman (Jerry) passed away peacefully after a decade living with Parkinson's Disease. He was born in 1933 and raised at Homecrest, The Hebrew Home for Boys in Yonkers, NY. After starring on the basketball team at Roosevelt High School, he went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree at SUNY Oswego. He joined the US Army, serving in Germany as a Medic with the 3 ^rd Armor Division. Upon his return he married his wife of 60 years, Judy Denner Fishman.  They moved to Stamford, CT in 1963. He received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from the College of New Rochelle. He was a teacher at Harrison High School for 30 years and a high school tennis coach for 45 years, serving several years as the chairman of the NY State Boy's Tennis Association, section 1. His 2 ^nd career was as the sole proprietor of George's Clocks and Watches, specializing in the tuning and repair of grandfather clocks. Jerry was treasurer of the Beth El Cemetery Association and served on the board of the Temple Beth El men's club.

He is survived by his wife Judy of Stamford; his 3 children Shari & Zachary Weinberger of Providence, RI; Merri & Howie Kapiloff of Glenrock, NJ; David Fishman & Robin Zucker of LA, CA; and his 7 grandchildren Michael Weinberger & Yuu Taniguchi, Hillary Weinberger, Amanda Weinberger, Nathan Kapiloff, Jason Kapiloff, Owen Fishman and Reese Fishman. Everyone will miss his smile and the twinkle in his eye.