In Memory

Joel Stein

Joel Stein

STEIN--Joel Maier, 67, passed away on July 17 after a brief illness at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital. Born January 9, 1944 in Queens, NY to the late Samuel and Helen Stein, raised in Shaker Heights, OH, and a die-hard New Yorker. Irreverent and loving older brother of David Stein (Josselin, France), beloved uncle of Mikhal (Bouganim), Maya and Adam Stein, devoted surrogate uncle of Peter, David and Sam Beller, and mentor, teacher and tutor of countless others. He was a raconteur, Egyptologist, student of entomology, collector of robots, gourmand and chef who retired from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after decades of service. His humor, generosity and enormous heart will always be with us. Memorial at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 180 West 76th St., New York City on Monday, July 18 at 12 noon.

Published in The New York Times on July 18, 2011