Stanley Adelman

Graveside services for Stanley Murray Adelman will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the DFW National Cemetery Cemetery at 1:15 PM with Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor officiating, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Stanley Adelman was born in the Bronx on January 7, 1925. His parents, David Adelman and Rae Wilner, were both immigrants from the Ukraine. David worked as a loading dock foreman. Stanley attended DeWitt Clinton High School, also in the Bronx. At the age of 18 he enlisted on 26 February 1943 and served in the Army Corps of Engineers in Europe where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and went through the camps after liberation from the Nazis. He worked with explosives and took part in operations such as blowing up key bridges in Germany. He was discharged in March 1946. After the war he studied engineering at New York University on the GI Bill, which funded education for ex-servicemen. At this time he met Norma Rabinowitz at a dance and they married on 11 March 1951. He began working for the Department of Defence as a pyrotechnical engineer at Picatinny Arsenal in Dover NJ, a job he remained in for 35 years. After some years of commuting, he eventually moved with his young family to Randolph NJ in 1965. There he became known for his mean game of tennis and participated in township tournaments. His sense of humour became legendary with family and friends alike. Upon retirement, he continued working as a private consultant. In the 1990s the Adelmans moved to Greenbriar, a retirement community in Marlboro NJ. Stanley was an active member of the community association and remained an avid tennis player. His unique brand of humour found its expression in his regular column for the Greenbriar newspaper. In 2010 they moved to the Dallas area to be near their eldest son. They later lived in Tyler and eventually moved to the Cedar Lake Nursing Home in Malakoff. Stanley passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the age of 91. He is survived by Norma, his wife of 65 years, and their children: Robert, Rosanne, Carol and Alan. He will also be missed by his granddaughter Raina and a great-granddaughter, Claire.

Stanley Adelman

January 7, 1925 - September 8, 2016