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IRWIN WILLIAM SCHENKER
In his memoir, spanning five generations, Irwin
William Schenker takes his first breath in the waning
days of 1929. In the course of the eight decades
following that earth-shattering event, the Uni...view moreIn his memoir, spanning five generations, Irwin
William Schenker takes his first breath in the waning
days of 1929. In the course of the eight decades
following that earth-shattering event, the United
States was involved in no less than seven wars; suffered
through the great depression; saw the advent of the
nuclear age; the horrors of the holocaust; the assassination of a president;
the downfall of the Soviet Union; the landing of a man on the moon and
a robotic rover onto the surface of the planet Mars. The world also stood
witness to the to the momentous advances of science as antibiotics were
introduced into the treatment of disease, along with countless other
therapeutic and diagnostic tools which extended the life expectancy of
citizens throughout the world. The automobile and the airplane narrowed
the distance between people and nations. The telephone, the cell phone
and of course the computer reigned as we entered the digital age.
Through it all a precocious, determined, often rebellious young Irwin
emerged from the streets of the South Bronx, to ultimately find himself
safely and successfully ensconced into the relative luxury of an eastern
Long Island community. Nurtured by his immigrant parents from early
childhood with unconditional love, they instilled in him a lust for education,
ambition and an instinct for success. Both as a graduate student and in
his professional career as a hospital administrator, he demonstrated those
qualities as he pursued his vision of happiness and life’s fulfillment. Now,
a retired widower, he has settled in Southern California to bask in the yearround
sun and cool breezes.
However, his overriding passion has always been family. The
memory of his late wife, his four children, his ten grandchildren and his
new companion of five years continue to occupy center stage in what has
become The Time of His Life.view less