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Jay was a star human being, much better than most of us. Certainly much better than I. He had a strong loving relationship with his wife and was a superb father to his two children. As his business partner said at his funeral (which was attended by around 800 mourners) Jay was at the height of his career. He was an attorney in Philadelphia. Jay was involved in his community, and was the President of his synagogue. He knew sports, and he played at sports. He was friendly and easygoing, just like he was in high school. Jay was genuinely kind and caring. He had a loving family and a ton of friends when he left us.
Jay will be missed at our reunion and is missed everyday by those that knew him well. He was my best friend throughout college (UPenn). We lived together 3 of the 4 years there. On campus, I was often confused for Jay, but I'm sure he was never confused for me. If you're up there, Jay, I hope you can look down at us at our reunion, where you should have been too, smiling, knowing that we're also thinking about you.
Alex Sirotkin
June 7, 2023 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/jay-harris-obituary?id=9444658
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Howard Wiener
I've lived in Philadelphia for many years. One day, many years ago, I attended a continuing legal education course and Jay and I saw each other and reconnected. From then on, every year we got together for lunch and talked about old times, recent times, etc. It turned out that he worked in a law firm where I knew several of the lawyers, so I'd see him whenever I visited my friends at the firm. Jay was that rare person whom everyone liked. He got along with everyone. He was just a great guy and tried to see the good in everyone. When I learned that he died while bicycling, it hit me hard because I have been a lifelong cyclist. My only solace is that he died doing what he liked. But he was taken too soon. May he rest in peace.
Howie Wiener
Josh Mintz
RIP Jay. I didn't see him often after high school but we did catch up in Chicago a few times. A class guy.