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He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Lucille P. Sack, who died in 2007.

He is survived  by his daughter and son-in-law, Jean Gold and Kenneth Kaplan of Reston, Va.; his son and daughter-in-law, Allen Sack and Heleen Adam of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Emily Boutilier, Rebekka Gold and David Sack; grandson-in-law Robert Boutilier; great-granddaughter Samantha Boutilier; and many friends, including 乐天堂app下载 Mitchell-Ferro-Rorhlich family, who were a second family to him in Syracuse, as well as Kim Simmons.

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