Alan Murray Winslow
Alan was born Alan Murray Winkelstein, on June 12, 1921, in Syracuse, New York. He passed away peacefully at home in Pleasanton, California, on December 23, 2016, surrounded by family. He was the eldest child of Martha Holstein Winkelstein and Moses Winkelstein. Alan was a cheerful, bright, and curious child. He had warm memories of his neighborhood friends, his cousin Warren Winkelstein, the house he grew up in on Cambridge Street in Syracuse, the nearby cinema and bookstore, and the simple joy of riding his bicycle wherever he wanted to go.
One of the high points in his life was his time at the Putney School in Putney, Vermont. He talked often about helping to build the buildings there, the morning sing, the two oxen his cousin Warren raised, the teachers, the director Carmelita Hinton - and the strong sense of community that was a hallmark of this progressive high school.
After graduating from Putney, Alan went on first to Harvard University, where he received a BS in English, then later to Cornell University, where he earned a PhD in physics. Between the two, he joined the war effort as part of the Manhattan Project, working on uranium refinement in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1952, he accepted a job as a theoretical physicist at what is today known as the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, California, where he worked until his retirement in 1990. Not content to be idle in retirement, he worked as a consultant for Apple, and then took a job with Adobe Systems in Mountain View, California, where for several years, he was a member of the original Acrobat project.
Throughout his life, Alan maintained an interest in public education, classical music, science, poetry, Shakespeare, politics, and literature. He regularly attended the Carmel Bach Festival, the Ashland Shakespeare Festival, and performances of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and participated in a local book club, until his early 90's. He was also involved in community activities, including being on the Livermore Board of Education, co-founding a film series at Lawrence Livermore Lab, and being one of the original supporters of the Livermore Independent newspaper.
Alan was married to Arthur Rae Murden for 57 years until her death in 2003. They had four children: Deborah (Izzy) Winslow, Julie (David) Winkelstein, Geoffrey (Karen) Winslow and Jonathan (Beatrice) Winslow. Alan is survived by his four children, his stepdaughter, Rebecca Yamin, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, as well as his sister, Phyllis Reicher, his brother, Peter Winkelstein, and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces.
Alan had a dry sense of humor that never left him, and is greatly missed by his family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 11AM Monday, January 2, in the Berinstein Chapel at Temple Concord. Burial will be in the Holstein-Winkelstein family plot in the Temple Concord section of Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family prior to the service on Monday from 10-11AM at the Temple, 910 Madison Street, www.sisskindfuneralservice.com
Alan was born Alan Murray Winkelstein, on June 12, 1921, in Syracuse, New York. He passed away peacefully at home in Pleasanton, California, on December 23, 2016, surrounded by family. He was the eldest child of Martha Holstein Winkelstein and Moses Winkelstein. Alan was a cheerful, bright, and curious child. He had warm memories of his neighborhood friends, his cousin Warren Winkelstein, the house he grew up in on Cambridge Street in Syracuse, the nearby cinema and bookstore, and the simple joy of riding his bicycle wherever he wanted to go.
One of the high points in his life was his time at the Putney School in Putney, Vermont. He talked often about helping to build the buildings there, the morning sing, the two oxen his cousin Warren raised, the teachers, the director Carmelita Hinton - and the strong sense of community that was a hallmark of this progressive high school.
After graduating from Putney, Alan went on first to Harvard University, where he received a BS in English, then later to Cornell University, where he earned a PhD in physics. Between the two, he joined the war effort as part of the Manhattan Project, working on uranium refinement in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1952, he accepted a job as a theoretical physicist at what is today known as the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, California, where he worked until his retirement in 1990. Not content to be idle in retirement, he worked as a consultant for Apple, and then took a job with Adobe Systems in Mountain View, California, where for several years, he was a member of the original Acrobat project.
Throughout his life, Alan maintained an interest in public education, classical music, science, poetry, Shakespeare, politics, and literature. He regularly attended the Carmel Bach Festival, the Ashland Shakespeare Festival, and performances of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and participated in a local book club, until his early 90's. He was also involved in community activities, including being on the Livermore Board of Education, co-founding a film series at Lawrence Livermore Lab, and being one of the original supporters of the Livermore Independent newspaper.
Alan was married to Arthur Rae Murden for 57 years until her death in 2003. They had four children: Deborah (Izzy) Winslow, Julie (David) Winkelstein, Geoffrey (Karen) Winslow and Jonathan (Beatrice) Winslow. Alan is survived by his four children, his stepdaughter, Rebecca Yamin, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, as well as his sister, Phyllis Reicher, his brother, Peter Winkelstein, and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces.
Alan had a dry sense of humor that never left him, and is greatly missed by his family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 11AM Monday, January 2, in the Berinstein Chapel at Temple Concord. Burial will be in the Holstein-Winkelstein family plot in the Temple Concord section of Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family prior to the service on Monday from 10-11AM at the Temple, 910 Madison Street, www.sisskindfuneralservice.com
Alan Murray Winslow
Alan was born Alan Murray Winkelstein, on June 12, 1921, in Syracuse, New York. He passed away peacefully at home in Pleasanton, California, on December 23, 2016, surrounded by family. He was the eldest child of Martha Holstein Winkelstein and Moses Winkelstein. Alan was a cheerful, bright, and curious child. He had warm memories of his neighborhood friends, his cousin Warren Winkelstein, the house he grew up in on Cambridge Street in Syracuse, the nearby cinema and bookstore, and the simple joy of riding his bicycle wherever he wanted to go.
One of the high points in his life was his time at the Putney School in Putney, Vermont. He talked often about helping to build the buildings there, the morning sing, the two oxen his cousin Warren raised, the teachers, the director Carmelita Hinton - and the strong sense of community that was a hallmark of this progressive high school.
After graduating from Putney, Alan went on first to Harvard University, where he received a BS in English, then later to Cornell University, where he earned a PhD in physics. Between the two, he joined the war effort as part of the Manhattan Project, working on uranium refinement in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1952, he accepted a job as a theoretical physicist at what is today known as the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, California, where he worked until his retirement in 1990. Not content to be idle in retirement, he worked as a consultant for Apple, and then took a job with Adobe Systems in Mountain View, California, where for several years, he was a member of the original Acrobat project.
Throughout his life, Alan maintained an interest in public education, classical music, science, poetry, Shakespeare, politics, and literature. He regularly attended the Carmel Bach Festival, the Ashland Shakespeare Festival, and performances of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and participated in a local book club, until his early 90's. He was also involved in community activities, including being on the Livermore Board of Education, co-founding a film series at Lawrence Livermore Lab, and being one of the original supporters of the Livermore Independent newspaper.
Alan was married to Arthur Rae Murden for 57 years until her death in 2003. They had four children: Deborah (Izzy) Winslow, Julie (David) Winkelstein, Geoffrey (Karen) Winslow and Jonathan (Beatrice) Winslow. Alan is survived by his four children, his stepdaughter, Rebecca Yamin, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, as well as his sister, Phyllis Reicher, his brother, Peter Winkelstein, and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces.
Alan had a dry sense of humor that never left him, and is greatly missed by his family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 11AM Monday, January 2, in the Berinstein Chapel at Temple Concord. Burial will be in the Holstein-Winkelstein family plot in the Temple Concord section of Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family prior to the service on Monday from 10-11AM at the Temple, 910 Madison Street, www.sisskindfuneralservice.com
Alan was born Alan Murray Winkelstein, on June 12, 1921, in Syracuse, New York. He passed away peacefully at home in Pleasanton, California, on December 23, 2016, surrounded by family. He was the eldest child of Martha Holstein Winkelstein and Moses Winkelstein. Alan was a cheerful, bright, and curious child. He had warm memories of his neighborhood friends, his cousin Warren Winkelstein, the house he grew up in on Cambridge Street in Syracuse, the nearby cinema and bookstore, and the simple joy of riding his bicycle wherever he wanted to go.
One of the high points in his life was his time at the Putney School in Putney, Vermont. He talked often about helping to build the buildings there, the morning sing, the two oxen his cousin Warren raised, the teachers, the director Carmelita Hinton - and the strong sense of community that was a hallmark of this progressive high school.
After graduating from Putney, Alan went on first to Harvard University, where he received a BS in English, then later to Cornell University, where he earned a PhD in physics. Between the two, he joined the war effort as part of the Manhattan Project, working on uranium refinement in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1952, he accepted a job as a theoretical physicist at what is today known as the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, California, where he worked until his retirement in 1990. Not content to be idle in retirement, he worked as a consultant for Apple, and then took a job with Adobe Systems in Mountain View, California, where for several years, he was a member of the original Acrobat project.
Throughout his life, Alan maintained an interest in public education, classical music, science, poetry, Shakespeare, politics, and literature. He regularly attended the Carmel Bach Festival, the Ashland Shakespeare Festival, and performances of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and participated in a local book club, until his early 90's. He was also involved in community activities, including being on the Livermore Board of Education, co-founding a film series at Lawrence Livermore Lab, and being one of the original supporters of the Livermore Independent newspaper.
Alan was married to Arthur Rae Murden for 57 years until her death in 2003. They had four children: Deborah (Izzy) Winslow, Julie (David) Winkelstein, Geoffrey (Karen) Winslow and Jonathan (Beatrice) Winslow. Alan is survived by his four children, his stepdaughter, Rebecca Yamin, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, as well as his sister, Phyllis Reicher, his brother, Peter Winkelstein, and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces.
Alan had a dry sense of humor that never left him, and is greatly missed by his family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 11AM Monday, January 2, in the Berinstein Chapel at Temple Concord. Burial will be in the Holstein-Winkelstein family plot in the Temple Concord section of Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family prior to the service on Monday from 10-11AM at the Temple, 910 Madison Street, www.sisskindfuneralservice.com
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