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Obituary for Henry Meister
We would like to announce the passing of Henry Meister on Sunday July 9th 2017. He was surrounded by his closest family members: wife Joan, daughters Laurie, Wendy, and Beth, and son Keith. Henry was born on July 10th, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY the son of Ida Meister and brother to Albert and Phillip Meister. He remained in Brooklyn a product of the Brownsville ghetto where he attended Brooklyn Tech HS. From high school, he went on to graduate from City College of NY where he graduated with a degree in mathematics, followed by a master’s degree in mathematics and teaching from NYU. He then moved to Hartford CT in 1955 where while working for Pratt Whitney aircraft earned a degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in mechanical engineering. After marrying Joan Avis Kalin in May of 1959 they moved back to NY ultimately settling in Rye Brook. He received his brokerage license and began working for Bache and Co as a stock broker. Later, he moved to the Ernst and Co brokerage office on the grounds of the Westchester Country Club in Harrison, NY, which he managed until retirement. They have maintained their home in Rye Brook ever since. He is survived by his wife Joan, daughters Laurie, Wendy and Beth, son Keith, and grandchildren Hayley, Arielle, Skyler, and Ilana. He was 86, one-day short of his 87th birthday.
