It is with great sadness that we inform the congregation of the passing of Allen Gartner, z'l, beloved uncle of Cantor Kaplan and brother of Cantor Kaplan’s father Edward Gartner.
Cantor Kaplan shares with us the following:
This past Tuesday my Uncle Allen Gartner left this earthly realm. My Dad and my Uncle were so much more than brothers. They were business partners and friends and they knew how to bring out the best in one another. They had a dynamic that truly allowed each to shine in his own element and a partnership on which their families have been built to thrive and grow. I’ve always admired my Uncle for the way he came charging at life with ambition and passion. He blazed a bright and shining path in every area he touched whether business, politics, music, travel, food, friendship, or love. My heart aches over the fact that he suffered with APBD and had to leave us so soon. His fighting spirit was with us right till the end and he passed surrounded in love.
I hold in love my dad Ed Gartner and my Aunt Sandra Stillman Gartner and my cousins Jennie Gartner, Jeremy Gartner, and Emily Wallsh and their partners and children. May his memory be for a blessing.
The funeral will be on Friday, July 8 at 11 am at the Rutland Jewish Center, 96 Grove Street, Rutland, Vermont.
Shiva is on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday night at 7:30 pm at Sandra Gartner's home: 1 Piedmont Drive, Rutland, Vermont.
May God comfort the mourners among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Steven Lander, Executive Director
---------
To memorialize a loved one with a donation to Temple Beth El, please click here
