Samuel Person
November 11, 2017
PERSON-Samuel. Age 86. Died November 11, 2017. Devoted husband of Joan Faber Person. Loving father of Larry and Louis. Beloved grandfather to Sera, Riley and Darin. Father-in-law to Brian Stein and Lisa Person. Brother-in-law to Rosalie Beal and Barbara Butler. Your love will remain with us forever.
Sam was born to Louis and Gussie Person in Bronx, NY. After serving the US in the Korean War he met Joan, his wife of over 63 years. He influenced generations of successful accounting students as a legendary professor of accounting at CW Post College and Dowling College and co-founder and instructor at the Person/Wolinsky CPA Review Course.
He was co-founder and first president of the Suffolk County Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs and served on the board of the state society.
Sam was passionate about giving back to his community. He served as comptroller of the town of Brookhaven and was active in local politics. He co-founded and served as president of Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook, NY and as board member and chairman of Saint Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY.
Betrayed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957, Sam became an ardent Yankees fan. Sams feisty nature, wit, knowledge of history, and the stories he told of his life experiences will be missed by all.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to The Museums at Stony Brook or The Professor Leo Schloss Scholarship at Long Island University.
Services will be held Tuesday, November 14 at 10 am at Eden Memorial Chapel, 327 Main St., Fort Lee, NJ, Interment to follow in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Laurelton, NY.
For condolences, directions, or information, please contact Eden Memorial Chapel at www.edenmemorial.com or call (201) 947-EDEN
Chapel Service
10:00 am Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Eden Memorial Chapels
327 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
07024
Interment
11:30 am Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Old Montifiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Blvd
Laurelton, New York, United States
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Deepest condolences to Joan and her family. Sam was one of a kind. We fought and we laughed and he was instrumental in helping my son in the medical administrative field. I will never forget the years we worked together. Sam, you will always be remembered.
Having known Lou, Sam’s son, for years, I am sure that Sam was so proud of his son. Lou has a heart of gold and sounds a lot like his Dad.
I send my condolences to the family. When you lose someone you love its very hard, however Almighty God promise us at John 528,29 that there will be a resurrection on a paradise on earth, how nice its going to be to see our love ones again I hope these scriptures from the Bible will comfort your family.