Maurice Shapiro

10/24/2006

Maurice Shapiro, 94, of 20379 West Country Club Road, Aventura, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at the Regent Park Care Center in North Miami Beach. Born in North Adams on Oct. 8, 1912, son of the late Abraham Shapiro and Sarah Rolnick Shapiro, he graduated from Drury High School, and later graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree. He was a partner at A. Shapiro & Sons Inc. in North Adams for more than 40 years, retiring and subsequently moving to Florida in 1980. He was a longtime member of the Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams, where he served as a fundraiser for the construction of the former synagogue on Church Street in North Adams. He was a longtime member of the Lafayette Lodge on Masons in North Adams. He also was a Shriner. He was very active in the fundraising efforts for the Jimmy Fund. His wife, the former Beatrice Schultz, whom he married on Sept. 15, 1940, in Springfield, died Jan. 15, 2000. He leaves a son, Arthur Shapiro of Lincoln, R.I.; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Ruth Sagotsky and a son, Irwin Shapiro. FUNERAL NOTICE -- Funeral services for Maurice Shapiro, who died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams, with the Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser officiating. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations are suggested for the Congregation Beth Israel or to the American Cancer Society through FLYNN & DAGNOLI HOMEFORFUNERALS, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, MA 01247. He leaves a son-in-law, Arthur Sagotsky, and four grandchildren, Eric and Dale Sagotsky and Lori and Jason Shapiro. He was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Isadore Shapiro, and two sisters, Rose Topaz and Bessye Greenberg.

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