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Remembrances

Horace Mann School remembers with fondness the following members of our community who have passed away. (Please note:  Although we may not receive alumni death notices in a timely fashion, we will still share them with the community to honor their lives.)

 

Alfred "Bud" S. Klaubner '39

The Alumni Office just learned of the 2019 passing of Alfred "Bud" S. Klauber '39 of New York, NY. Bud was born March 21, 1922, and died on June 30, 2019 at the age of 97. He was a true New Yorker, consummate gentleman, pioneer, mentor, and friend. Beloved husband of Soo Weon Kim, loving father of Rick (Ryn), adoring grandfather of Jason (Molly) and "oh-so proud" great-grandfather of Thea. Donations in his memory to Al-Anon would be gratefully appreciated. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ChasPeterNagel.com for the Klauber family.

 

 

 


 

       Charles R. Greenhouse '41

Charles R. Greenhouse ’41 died in Sarasota, FL, on May 25, 2024. He was born in New York City, the only son of Charles A. Greenhouse, a physician, and the former Anna Raynes. Greenhouse grew up in the Bronx and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School at age 15. He then spent one year at Horace Mann School. He majored in music at Harvard College, where he was the glee club's accompanist. He served as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War and went on to earn his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1947, after which he did his internship and residency at Bellevue Hospital. During the Korean War he served in the Naval Medical Corps as a lieutenant. Greenhouse lived in Scarsdale, NY, and later in White Plains before moving to Sarasota. An internist, Dr. Greenhouse practiced medicine in Hartsdale, NY, between 1955 and his retirement in 1999. He joined the medical staff of White Plains Hospital (now White Plains Medical Center) in 1956. He served as president of the medical staff, chief of staff, and member of the hospital's board of directors. He was also active in several area medical organizations, including the Westchester Health Care Foundation and the Westchester County Medical Society. A conscientious and caring physician, Dr. Greenhouse was beloved among his many patients throughout his long career. He was also a highly talented classical pianist, a lover of classical music (especially opera), a passionate fly fisherman who learned to tie his own flies, an avid golfer, and a competitive player of bridge and many other games. A devoted family man, Dr. Greenhouse is survived by his children Nancy Greenhouse (Pat Canavan), Wendy Greenhouse (Michael Trenary), and Lee Greenhouse (Flora Lazar); four stepchildren, Barbara Multer-Wellin (Eli Wellin), Andrew Multer (Andrea Pincus), Shelley Lotter (Brian Gross), and Jamie Dresner (Jeff Dresner); four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; his dear "little" sister, Rena Golub; and his partner, Fern Jaffe. He was predeceased by his third wife, Eunice Lotter Greenhouse. In memoriam donations to Doctors Without Borders are greatly appreciated. (Source:  legacy.com)


 

        Lloyd Frank ’43 (Credit: troutmanpepper.com)

Lloyd Frank ‘43 (August 9, 1925 - July 28, 2024) was an active and dedicated member of the legal profession for nearly 75 years. He passed away peacefully just before his 99th birthday surrounded by his family. Born in New York to Herman and Selma, Lloyd graduated from the Horace Mann School (1943), Oberlin College (1947), and Cornell Law School (1950) and spent the bulk of his extraordinary law career as a partner with Parker, Chapin (now Troutman, Pepper), actively serving clients and sitting on multiple corporate boards until well into his 90's. He was predeceased in 2016 by Beatrice (nee Silverstein), his wife of 62 years, then in 2023 by his 101-year-old sister Jane Sultan. He is survived by a large and devoted family:  daughter Margaret; son-in-law Steve; son Fred; daughter-in-law Jacqui; grandchildren Nathan, Stanley, Celia, Zoe, Adam, Timmy and Phoebe; and countless friends and colleagues whose love he cherished and clients whose trust he never took for granted. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Lloyd's name to Derot USA. Graveside services were held on July 30th at Mount Eden Cemetery in Valhalla, NY. (Source:  legacy.com)


 

              Dr. Michael Cohen '47 

Dr. Michael Cohen ’47, co-founder of the Aspen Center for Physics and professor of physics at the University of Pennsylvania, died June 30, 2024, in Wynnewood, PA. He was 94. Mike was born May 9, 1930, in Manhattan, New York, to Emma Mabel Cohen and Dr. Joseph George Cohen. He attended Horace Mann School and then Cornell University, where he was a member of Telluride House and the Cornell team that won the 1951 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in physics in 1951, he enrolled in the graduate program in physics at the California Institute of Technology. At CalTech, Mike did his doctoral research under Dr. Richard Feynman, who would go on to win the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics. Feynman was notoriously picky about graduate students, and Mike was one of only 30 trainees Feynman took on throughout his career. Together, they researched the behavior of liquid helium, publishing a series of papers on the topic. In an interview with the American Institute of Physics, Feynman remembered how he’d given up on a particular set of calculations because he’d decided they were “too hard.” However, he recalled that Mike “found they weren’t as hard as I thought” and cracked them. Years later, Mike recalled his time with Feynman fondly, noting not only his mentor’s attention to Mike’s research but also to his protégé’s misadventures while taking lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Pasadena. “When I would come to his office to discuss physics,” said Mike, “he would ask for a progress report from Arthur Murray, and I tried always to have an amusing tale for him.” Mike earned his PhD in 1956 from CalTech, then stayed on to do a postdoctoral fellowship with Feynman. On the strength of his mentor’s recommendation, Mike did a second postdoc at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton with Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb. Then – heeding the counsel of “Oppie” – he accepted a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania in 1958. Mike spent the next 66 years at Penn in the Department of Physics and Astronomy as an assistant, associate, full and, finally, upon his retirement from teaching in 1998, emeritus professor. A condensed matter physicist, he studied the quantum mechanics of liquid helium, as well as ferroelectrics and phospholipid membranes. He particularly enjoyed leading a problem-solving seminar for graduate students preparing for the PhD qualifying exam; for this work, he jokingly described himself as “the department’s Stanley Kaplan.” He also reveled in campus politics, serving as a longtime member of Penn’s faculty senate. In 1962, with Dr. George Stranahan and Robert Craig, Mike co-founded the Aspen Center for Physics. Alongside physics, mountaineering and rock-climbing were consuming passions for Mike, and the Center sprang from his desire to merge the inner landscape of his mind with the outdoors. At the Center, a first-of-its-kind summer physics institute, Mike’s initial role was to convince prominent physicists to come to Aspen; his first big “get” came in 1963, when he recruited Dr. Hans Bethe, the head of the Manhattan Project’s theoretical physics division who’d eventually win the Nobel Prize. Over time, 65 other Nobel laureates have followed Bethe to the Center, which has, per The New York Times, “proved pivotal in the development of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, for a long time the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, and the formulation of string theory, regarded by many physicists as the most promising candidate for a ‘theory of everything’ that would explain all the universe’s physical phenomena.” When the Center became an independent nonprofit in 1968, Mike was elected its first treasurer. He followed this with a term as the Center’s vice president, and then, for another 48 years, served as an honorary trustee. During his many summers in Aspen, Mike always made time for the mountains. Indeed, he said he’d first imagined the Center as “a bunch of physicists living in tents and exchanging thoughts when not fending off bears.” In 1963, with two other climbers, he completed the first ascent of the north face of Capitol Peak, a 14,137-foot summit that towers over Capitol Lake in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Mike also blazed several rock-climbing routes near Aspen, and at least two still bear his name: Cohen’s Crown and, apropos of a physicist, Cohen’s Last Problem. Mike continued to climb into his late 80s. When a young climber witnessed Mike, then 78, scale a challenging route in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley Park without a rope or any other form of protection, the climber wrote on his blog that he was “speechless. Here was a guy, older than my grandfather, crushing a 30-foot highball.” In retirement, Mike also relished writing an introductory textbook in classical mechanics, which is available for free at:

https://www.physics.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/Classical_Mechanics_a_Critical_Introduction_0_0.pdf

Mike is survived by his sister, Vera Gottlieb; his three children: Adam (Mary), Jonathan, and Alison (Nurit Bloom); and his seven grandchildren: Will and Theo; Leah and Aiden; and Naomi, Vivi, and Daph Bloom. The family is especially grateful to Jeanette Edwards, who brought light to the final years of Mike’s life by providing him with loving care and companionship. Donations in Mike’s memory may be made to the Aspen Center for Physics. If you choose to give, you can notify Mike’s family of the donation by clicking the email notification box and entering cohena@omrf.org.


 

Kamel Bahary '50 (Photo:  legacy.com)

Kamel Bahary '50 (1932 - 2024), a commercial real estate broker in Manhattan for 60 years, passed away on August 14, 2024, at Kendal-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, NY. He was 92. He was born in Kermanshah, Iran, and in 1949 came to the United States where he attended Horace Mann School for Boys, Columbia College, and New York University. As a successful broker his clients included many Fortune 500 companies, and his guiding philosophy was "what's best for my client, not best for me." His knowledge of New York City buildings was encyclopedic. Together with his brothers he owned and managed several New York commercial properties and was generous to a fault to his tenants. He was a generous supporter of Temple Beth Am in Pearl River, NY, Columbia College, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and Columbia Doctors. His varied interests and activities included skiing, hiking, bicycling, wine-making, opera, and traveling. He was devoted to his family and to his beloved partner of 50 years, Susan Blackwood, and especially enjoyed spending summers in Montauk with her and traveling the world. He is survived by his brothers Emil and William, sister Gladys, and numerous nieces and nephews. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.


 

Joel Block '52 (Photo courtesy of Alex Bernstein)

Joel Block ’52 passed away on August 9, 2024. His daughter, Alex Bernstein, shared this remembrance:

My father and uncle, son, and friend to many passed away Friday August 9th. He made it to 89! He was born December 17, 1934, in NYC. He was a remarkable man, full of adventure and curiosity. He was a true bohemian and lived a life surrounded by artists, intellectuals, writers, filmmakers, historians, and book and art dealers. He was open minded, kind, and incredibly funny. We laughed a lot!!! The self-deprecating type of sense of humor. Though my parents split up when I was a toddler, I cherish this photo [at left] as it shows a man who loved his family! My father spent the later part of his life as a book dealer. He loved to research his finds and go on treasure hunts at various book stores and flea markets, of which I was by his side as a kid. What an experience! He saw me every other weekend without fail, inventing weekend adventures traipsing around the city, always connecting me with children of his friends or acquaintances so I had a pal, or planning weekends with my uncle fishing on his boat or driving upstate to see the fall foliage, and of course going to many country book barns. He will be greatly missed by his grandsons Julian and Lucas and all who loved him. He was such a fun “Papa Joely!” He is survived by his grandsons Lucas Bernstein and Julian Bernstein, brother Robert Block, nephew Eric Block, niece Michelle Block-Rhodes, nephew Jessie Block and their children. Eva Morrison (my older sister) had a brief time as his step-daughter and they will always be connected. My Dad loved my husband Etienne so much, and often called him his father n’ law (Freudian slip) which we would all howl with laughter at. He always made us laugh. He touched everyone who met him with his unbelievable stories (yes, he was present at Bobby Kennedy’s assassination). A memorial was held at Brooklyn’s Historic Greenwood Cemetery on August 15th. We love you Dad!! We love you to the moon and back!


 

Herbert M. Kutlow ’52 passed away on July 23, 2024, at the age of 89 in Carlsbad, CA. Born in New York City on November 14, 1934, Herb was known for his generosity, fun-loving nature, dedication to his family, and sense of humor. Herb attended Horace Mann School, then earned a BA from Columbia College at Columbia University. He was an avid athlete, playing basketball at Columbia alongside notable teammates such as Charlie Brown, Ted Dwyer, Chet Forte, Fred Lane, and Frank Thomas. Later in life, he enjoyed hiking and working out daily at the gym with his wife, Dee Kutlow. Herb served as a lieutenant in the US Navy from 1956 to 1965, including several years at the Pentagon. He made his professional mark as a stockbroker, working with prestigious New York firms including Drexel Burnham Lambert and Smith Barney. After relocating to San Diego, California in 1994, he became a beloved assistant high school basketball coach, earning the nickname "Coach Nightmare" for his "old school" coaching style.
Herb is survived by his loving wife, Dee Kutlow, sister Rosalee Lubell, his children Jay Kutlow (Diana), Wendy Best (Kevin), Penny Tyson (Mark), and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Edythe Kutlow, sister Lenore Tobin, and grandson James Best. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to veterans' organizations are welcome. (Obituary published on Legacy.com by California Funeral Alternatives - Escondido on July 27, 2024.)


 

Eric George Musa '53 (Source:legacy.com)

Eric George Musa ’53, 88, beloved husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, and friend passed away on June 7, 2024, from complications following surgery. He was a native New Yorker but called New Canaan, CT, home for 48 years. He had recently moved to Darien, where he quickly became an active member of his new assisted living community. He had a friendly, positive personality and was instantly liked by everyone he met. His optimistic outlook on life was infectious. Eric was born on February 11, 1936, in New York City to Dr. George and Helen Musa and grew up in Forest Hills, Queens. He graduated from Horace Mann School in 1953 and from the University of Rochester in 1957. While at Rochester he made lifelong friends in the Kappa Nu fraternity and played piano at the Eastman School of Music. He greatly enjoyed his time at Rochester and spoke of it often throughout his life. Eric started his career in the fashion retail business, working at New York City department stores including Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdales. For several years he was a buyer for Montgomery Ward, one of the biggest stores in the country at the time. Eventually he moved to the wholesale side of the industry where he worked until retirement. He enjoyed building relationships with colleagues and clients. He looked forward to seeing his friends on his daily train commute and at his city lunch spots. Eric took several business trips to Asia, one of the favorite aspects of his career. In 1962 he married Constance "Connie" Coan of Rahway, NJ, after being introduced at an engagement party. He liked to joke that he proposed to her before joining the Army just so he would have someone to write letters to him! However, those who knew Eric and Connie witnessed a loving marriage that lasted for 61 years. The Coan family accepted Eric with open arms, and they always loved him as one of their own. Eric and Connie had two daughters, Margaret and Beth, and enjoyed a full and active life in New Canaan. Eric was a devoted father. He was generous, affectionate, and fun, and never failed to be 100% supportive. He always knew how to help with homework and was a whiz with numbers. He would take the girls to get candy on Saturday mornings and to amusement parks when visiting the Jersey Shore. His daughters adored him and always felt so lucky to have such a happy, easygoing, loving father. He was Grampy to four beloved grandchildren who loved him back with all their hearts. Eric had a number of interests, including playing tennis, paddle tennis, and bridge. These not only kept him busy and active but helped him to develop strong friendships with several groups that met regularly for decades. Eric was a big crossword puzzler, completing the New York Times puzzles practically every day. He also loved chocolate, books, dogs, penguins, and cheetahs. He was a beachgoer and spent decades vacationing in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, with family and good friends. Eric was a big sports buff, and despite his New York City roots, he was a die-hard Red Sox fan. For nearly 30 years, Eric was an active member of the Men's Club of New Canaan. Just last month he stepped down as the bridge director, where he taught classes and ran bridge games a few times each week for the Men's Club and for the Lapham Community Center of New Canaan. He was a regional master of bridge, a game he had been playing since his college days. In later years, Eric and Connie spent their winters in Naples, FL, with close friends. They also traveled extensively during their retirement. An African safari for their 50th wedding anniversary was one of Eric's favorite trips, along with a trip to Paris with the entire family including his grandchildren in celebration of his 80th birthday. Paris was his favorite city in the world. The biggest passion of Eric's life was classical music. He often expressed that he could live without playing bridge or doing crosswords but could never live without music. Eric could recognize the composer of any piece that came on the radio within seconds. You couldn't walk into the Musa household without hearing music. He loved sharing this classical music wisdom and has many friends who attribute their love of classical music to Eric. Eric was predeceased by his wife Connie in October 2023. He is survived by his daughters Margaret Beeler (husband Michael) of Westport, CT, and Elizabeth "Beth" Archambault (husband Mark) of Mansfield, MA; and grandchildren Wesley and Carly Beeler, and Aidan and Kaelyn Archambault. He is also survived by Connie's sisters, Alice Larsen (husband Robert) of Bozeman, MT, and Margaret "Peggy" Loytty (predeceased by her husband Eric) of Winston Salem, NC. Eric also leaves behind five nieces and nephews as well as many dear friends, including the new ones he made in his assisted living community. He will be greatly missed by all. A memorial service to celebrate Eric's life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, date and time TBD. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in honor of Eric and Connie to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at give.michaeljfox.org. (Published on legacy.com by Hoyt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, New Canaan, CT, on June 11, 2024.)


 

                 Lawrence "Larry" B. Fisher '56

Lawrence “Larry” B. Fisher ’56, 85, of New York, NY, passed away on June 5, 2024, in Miami, FL, in the presence of family and friends. He was a force with a sharp wit and a great sense of humor. It was never boring with Larry. Mr. Fisher is survived by sons Tim and Daniel; grandchildren Sydney, Clara, Phoebe, and Nick; and partner Judy. He was preceded in death by wife Neila and son Jason. Mr. Fisher was born in New York, NY, and attended Horace Mann School. He furthered his education at Columbia College (Class of 1960) and Columbia Law School (Class of 1963), and was a research fellow at the London School of Economics. Mr. Fisher practiced securities law in New York City for over 50 years. He was a Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe for 11 years until his retirement in 2002. During his time at Orrick, he served as partner-in-charge of the New York office and was a member of the firm’s executive committee. Prior to Orrick, Mr. Fisher was a partner at Kelley, Drye and Warren for 10 years, including three years on the executive committee. Before that, he was an associate and then partner at Parker, Chapin and Flattau for a total of 22 years. Apart from his successful career, Mr. Fisher was a vintage car enthusiast, as well as a fine art collector with a keen eye for the unusual. Dean-Lopez Funeral Home in Key West, FL, assisted with the funeral arrangements. Mr. Fisher’s wit, wisdom, and dedication to his friends and family will be dearly missed by all who knew him. May he rest in peace. (Published by Legacy Remembers on June 5, 2024.)


 

Peter Max Zimmerman ’65 – The following news obituary appeared in The Baltimore Sun on July 31, 2024:

Peter Max Zimmerman, people’s counsel for Baltimore County, dies

By JACQUES KELLY | jkelly@baltsun.com

              Peter Max Zimmerman '65

Peter Max Zimmerman, people’s counsel for Baltimore County who specialized in zoning issues, died of pancreatic cancer July 15 at a friend’s home in Midland, Michigan. The Towson resident was 77.

Born in New York City, he was the son of Dr. Louis Zimmerman, a physician, and Helen Helfstein, a homemaker.

A 1965 graduate of the Horace Mann School in New York City, he earned a degree at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a law degree from Harvard University.

Mr. Zimmerman was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1972.

He became deputy people’s counsel with Baltimore County in 1978 and held the post until 1993 when he was named people’s counsel.

According to a Sun story when he assumed the post, the office was created “by the voters in 1974 to help defend them and county zoning maps, and to be a public advocate in zoning and development disputes.”

Arnold Jablon, former Baltimore County director of Permits, Approvals and Inspections, said: “Peter was one of the brightest people I ever met. He drove a lot of people crazy only because he took his job seriously. He made people angry and he stood his course.

“We disagreed, especially in politics. He read vociferously and was a tremendous writer. He could drive opposing lawyers and witnesses nuts. He could ask a question in court over and over again. I loved his dedication.”

Attorney Howard Alderman said Mr. Zimmerman reviewed decisions issued by the administrative law judge, formerly the Hearing Office and Zoning commissioner.

“Peter and his office would represent community associations and private citizens that were unhappy with or believed to be adversely affected by one of those decisions,” Mr. Alderman said. “Peter’s analysis always included application of the law and regulations and compliance with the Baltimore County Master Plan.”

Mr. Alderman said one of Mr. Zimmerman’s premier cases was the old Langenfelder property, behind the Lassahn Funeral Home on Belair Road in Kingsville. A developer sought to amend its plan for additional homes closer to Belair Road.

“Peter successfully defended the Baltimore County Planning Board’s determination that the amendment conflicted with the Master Plan as it would have affected the scenic quality and view of the Langenfelder home, a Kingsville landmark,” Mr. Alderman said.

“Peter was a consummate writer and often inserted literary references in his briefs to the court from works such as ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘Catch-22‘ and ‘Animal Farm,'” Mr. Alderman said. “His legal reasoning was well-thought-out, and he always presented his position in true gentlemanly fashion.  He loved to discuss the nuances of the law. … ”

“Peter exhibited the qualities that should be demanded of all attorneys. We could argue our positions before a judge one day and meet for lunch the next to discuss sports, travel, politics and, occasionally, the law,” Mr. Alderman said.  “Peter and his dry sense of humor will be missed.”

In a 2000 Sun story referring to zoning issues, Mr. Zimmerman said, “We want to see that everyone feels that they’ve gotten a fair shake.”

Mr. Zimmerman also taught at the Johns Hopkins University and Towson University.

He was a sports fan who attended many Swarthmore soccer games and served on the college’s Hall of Fame nominating committee. He attended many of the college’s soccer games.

“He loved sports playoffs and the statistics of the process of elimination,” said his friend and caregiver,” Marta Smith. “He would discuss them at length to the point that his friends started yawning.”

Mr. Zimmerman enjoyed soccer and tennis, and was a Terps fan and a voracious reader who loved fine dining.

“For 50 years he ate all his meals out,” Ms. Smith said. “His all-time favorite was Tio Pepe’s for big occasions. He also liked the Peppermill and the Prime Rib. He could be very particular. He had to have honey and lemon for his tea. He liked lots of ice too. He liked rare meats and was very exacting about his foods and their taste. It could be embarrassing at times, but he kept doing it.”

Survivors include his sister, Mindy Zimmerman Colton, of Orlando, Florida; a friend, Felix Jacobs, of Short Hills, New Jersey; and friend, companion and caregiver, Marta Smith, of Midland, Michigan.


 

              Alan Ira Kaplan '68 

Alan Ira Kaplan '68 was born on August 6, 1950, in Yonkers, NY, to Harold and Diana Kaplan. Growing up he was a skillful and decorated Eagle Scout. He graduated from Horace Mann School and then Cornell University where he met his beloved wife of nearly 50 years, Dr. Nancy Lee Tither. By the late 60s, Alan was a true long-haired hippie activist, always finding ways to help those in need. He and Nancy devoted their years at Cornell to serving the community through the nonprofit counseling center "Open House." After college, Alan and Nancy moved to Los Angeles with Alan's beloved basset hound, Lady. Alan enrolled in law school at Loyola University while operating his carpentry business. He began practicing law full time, but never stopped building things. In the early 90s Alan and Nancy adopted their two children, Sarah and Alex. Alan was truly the greatest dad around. He coached Sarah's soccer team, learned the trumpet with Alex, and even guest taught at his kids' schools on subjects he was fascinated by like Plutarch, the cosmos, and marble carving. He loved to take the whole family on adventures all over California in their RV. And he only backed into a water main one time. Alan was an avid jogger who ran the LA Marathon in 2011 at age 60. As an attorney, he spent decades fighting tirelessly for his clients in real estate and healthcare law. He also enjoyed many unique hobbies including raising ducks and chickens, and catering his daughter's film projects. In 2014 he helped produce Sarah's play for the Hollywood Fringe Festival, and single-handedly sold out the entire run by dragging people in off the street to come watch the show. He was a Basset Hound fanatic, and never met a cat he didn't tolerate. He loved music, especially Frank Sinatra, The Incredible String Band, and all the greats of Big Band and American Folk. He was effortlessly hilarious, exceptionally generous, and could pull off even the loudest of tie-dye shirts. Alan passed away peacefully on November 13, 2023, after a difficult battle with ALS. He is survived by his children, his best friend and brother Howard Kaplan, and his Basset Hounds, Fiona and Alfie. Donations can be made in his honor to the Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California at bassethoundrescue.org. (Source:  legacy.com)