Taub, Bernard A. - Bernie Taub died peacefully at West Palm Hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on Thursday, June 18. He was 81 years old.
Bernie was born in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of three children of eastern-European Jewish immigrants Oscar and Lillian Taub. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Stamford, Connecticut, where Bernie would live for fifty years. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1951 and served as a communications specialist in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War. After his tour, he attended the University of Connecticut at Storrs.
While in high school, Bernie met the love of his life, Nancy Weissman, also of Stamford, the daughter of Aaron and Edith Weissman. The two were wed in 1956 and had two children, Bruce and Deborah; they remained married for forty-six years until Nancy's death in 2002. Bernie is survived by Bruce and his wife Ellen Taub, who live in Brookline, Massachusetts, and by Bruce's daughters, Sarah and Lauren Taub and Lauren's husband Pascal Nittis, all of Los Angeles, California; he is also survived by Deborah, her husband William Evans and their sons Connor and Brett Evans, of Amherst, Massachusetts.
Bernie was an investment industry executive for over thirty years. In 1960, he joined securities brokerage J. A. Hogle & Co. as a registered representative. The firm was merged into Goodbody & Co. in 1964 and Bernie soon became manager of its Stamford office. Goodbody would later be merged into Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, the nation's largest financial services firm. For over a quarter century, Bernie was a valued and highly respected executive at Merrill Lynch, serving as deputy manager in Stamford; as Resident Vice President of its Times Square office in Manhattan; as Metropolitan Regional Sales Manager; as Senior Resident Vice President of its offices in Westchester County, New York, and as Director of Marketing for its real estate subsidiary.
Bernie retired from Merrill Lynch in 1990 at the age of 56 and relocated with Nancy to the PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. For several years, Bernie served as an arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange. But his real post-career passion was Temple Israel in West Palm Beach. For many years as an officer, trustee and lay congregational leader, Bernie worked tirelessly to rejuvenate the organization and secure its future as one of the leading reform synagogues in South Florida.
Among his numerous recreational pleasures, Bernie was an avid tennis player who led the PGA Men's team to several championships.
Throughout his life, Bernie's dedication to his family came first and foremost. He is loved and cherished by his grateful children, his adoring grandchildren and his many devoted and caring friends. May his memory be a blessing to all whom he touched with his generosity, good humor and love.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road, Stamford, Connecticut, 06902 or to Temple Israel, 1901 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407.
The funeral will be held at Temple Beth El in Stamford on Sunday, June 21 at 11:00 a.m. Following the burial, the family will receive visitors at the home of the Osher residence, 54 Ridgecrest Rd in Stamford.
Joel Freedman
Taub, Bernard A. - Bernie Taub died peacefully at West Palm Hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on Thursday, June 18. He was 81 years old.
Bernie was born in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of three children of eastern-European Jewish immigrants Oscar and Lillian Taub. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Stamford, Connecticut, where Bernie would live for fifty years. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1951 and served as a communications specialist in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War. After his tour, he attended the University of Connecticut at Storrs.
While in high school, Bernie met the love of his life, Nancy Weissman, also of Stamford, the daughter of Aaron and Edith Weissman. The two were wed in 1956 and had two children, Bruce and Deborah; they remained married for forty-six years until Nancy's death in 2002. Bernie is survived by Bruce and his wife Ellen Taub, who live in Brookline, Massachusetts, and by Bruce's daughters, Sarah and Lauren Taub and Lauren's husband Pascal Nittis, all of Los Angeles, California; he is also survived by Deborah, her husband William Evans and their sons Connor and Brett Evans, of Amherst, Massachusetts.
Bernie was an investment industry executive for over thirty years. In 1960, he joined securities brokerage J. A. Hogle & Co. as a registered representative. The firm was merged into Goodbody & Co. in 1964 and Bernie soon became manager of its Stamford office. Goodbody would later be merged into Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, the nation's largest financial services firm. For over a quarter century, Bernie was a valued and highly respected executive at Merrill Lynch, serving as deputy manager in Stamford; as Resident Vice President of its Times Square office in Manhattan; as Metropolitan Regional Sales Manager; as Senior Resident Vice President of its offices in Westchester County, New York, and as Director of Marketing for its real estate subsidiary.
Bernie retired from Merrill Lynch in 1990 at the age of 56 and relocated with Nancy to the PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. For several years, Bernie served as an arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange. But his real post-career passion was Temple Israel in West Palm Beach. For many years as an officer, trustee and lay congregational leader, Bernie worked tirelessly to rejuvenate the organization and secure its future as one of the leading reform synagogues in South Florida.
Among his numerous recreational pleasures, Bernie was an avid tennis player who led the PGA Men's team to several championships.
Throughout his life, Bernie's dedication to his family came first and foremost. He is loved and cherished by his grateful children, his adoring grandchildren and his many devoted and caring friends. May his memory be a blessing to all whom he touched with his generosity, good humor and love.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road, Stamford, Connecticut, 06902 or to Temple Israel, 1901 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407.
The funeral will be held at Temple Beth El in Stamford on Sunday, June 21 at 11:00 a.m. Following the burial, the family will receive visitors at the home of the Osher residence, 54 Ridgecrest Rd in Stamford.
Published by Stamford Advocate on Jun. 20, 2015.