The Jersey Journal, Obituary 6/27/2007

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Max E. Lourie, of Bayonne, died peacefully on Sunday, June 24, 2007. A graveside burial will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 1 PM at Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island, NY.

Born in Bayonne to the late Sonia and Goodman Lourie in 1909, Max lived his entire life in Bayonne. He married for 63 wonderful years to the former Ruth Steinert.

Max served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a mathematics teacher at Bayonne High School for over 40 years, where he served as the class advisor to many classes. He was inducted into the Bayonne High School Hall of Fame. He was president of ZOA and the Pelican Athletic Club. Max was the youth director at the Bayonne Jewish Community Center from 1950-1965. Later in life, he was an active participant in the senior citizen discussion groups at the Center. He was also a member of Temple Emanuel. Along with Ruth, Max enjoyed traveling all over the world, and they spent many memorable summers leading traveling teen tours. Max was an avid tennis player and celebrated his 90th birthday on the tennis courts where the mayor proclaimed it “Max Lourie Day”. Many of the attendees were former students who flew in from all over the country and claimed that Max was present at all of their high school sporting events.

Max is survived by his wife, Ruth, his older sister, Rose Marx, his daughters, Rita Lourie Galena and Greta Pineles and son-in- law Abe Pineles. He also is survived by 6 grandchildren- Suzanne Pineles, Isaac Galena, Seth Galena, Stacy Pineles, Sarah Galena and Yael Galena.

In lieu of flowers. donations should be sent to the Bayonne Jewish Community Center or Temple Emanuel in Bayonne, NJ


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