I was among the throng that filled the Plum Street Temple at Jay's funeral, which was a beautiful and memorable event. I recalled at that time having heard (if not having heeded) Jay's comments at one of our earlier reunions about "having to grow up sometime." Quite an understatement for a man who not only became a pillar of the community but also left his name on the immortal case, Dunkelman vs. Cincinnati Bengals. There's no denying JD was always a special presence among us. And I still think, pound for pound, he was the strongest guy I ever saw.
Not someone I would expect to pass away early. Quite the opposite. In Freshman year I remember him giving a speech for speech class on how to run a football play, with various numbers for the player's position and where they were going to run. He was a nice guy and extremely athletic. I also remember that he was part of a clique of athletic boys that was called the "thirteen plus one." Jay was the "one" because he was Jewish. Kind of a strange name to give people, but I guess it reflected how kids separated themselves back then, and is a credit to him to have broken that barrier.
Randy Katz
I was among the throng that filled the Plum Street Temple at Jay's funeral, which was a beautiful and memorable event. I recalled at that time having heard (if not having heeded) Jay's comments at one of our earlier reunions about "having to grow up sometime." Quite an understatement for a man who not only became a pillar of the community but also left his name on the immortal case, Dunkelman vs. Cincinnati Bengals. There's no denying JD was always a special presence among us. And I still think, pound for pound, he was the strongest guy I ever saw.
Stanley A Hirtle
Not someone I would expect to pass away early. Quite the opposite. In Freshman year I remember him giving a speech for speech class on how to run a football play, with various numbers for the player's position and where they were going to run. He was a nice guy and extremely athletic. I also remember that he was part of a clique of athletic boys that was called the "thirteen plus one." Jay was the "one" because he was Jewish. Kind of a strange name to give people, but I guess it reflected how kids separated themselves back then, and is a credit to him to have broken that barrier.