William Rubin, formerly of Highland Park, NJ, was the youngest of eight children of Minnie and Isaac Rubin, who emigrated from Romania. He was born June 8, 1912, in Brooklyn, NY, and spent most his youth on a farm in Middlebush, NJ, where he attended a two-room schoolhouse. After high school in New Brunswick, NJ, he graduated from Rutgers University and received his MD degree from New York Medical College. He was among the first doctors to enlist in World War II, serving a year in Camp Clayburn, LA, followed by four years in the South Pacific arena with a MASH unit. After the war, he established a private practice in New Brunswick. Dr. Rubin was a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was on the staffs of St. Peter's General Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center where he served as chief of ophthalmology. He was also on the staff of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York City. After retirement he was ophthalmologist at the Veteran's Outpatient Clinic in Pompano, FL. He received awards from the American Board of Ophthalmology for pioneering work on amblyopia. He was often invited to present courses and papers for the American Board of Ophthalmology and the International Congress of Ophthalmology. Many of his published articles have been incorporated into major academic publications. He received recognition by the American Journal of Ophthalmology for his outstanding contributions. Dr. Rubin was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed tennis, horseback riding, and skiing. In 1958, he and his wife, Lois, purchased an historic farm in Rock Hill, NY, where he worked the land and raised animals. At this farm he developed several experimental clinic projects with staff members from the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary. He and his wife were active supporters of the newly founded State of Israel. Dr. Rubin resided in Boca Raton, FL, with his wife of 65 years, the former Lois Aaron of New Brunswick, NJ.

He also leaves his four children: Roxanne (Michael) Greenstein, Diana Rubin (Aryeh Maidenbaum), Jennifer Rubin (Michael Reiff), and Mitchell Rubin, and six grandchildren, Rose, Dylan, Jessica, Eve, Alex, and Jordana.

Funeral services will be held today, Sunday November 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm at Crabiel Parkwest Funeral Chapel 239 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Interment will follow at Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge.