Richard F. Hirsch

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Richard F. Hirsch
  Nickname	Dick
  Born	15 Nov 1921	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Sep 2009	Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Buried	2 Oct 2009	Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I302883	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Albert Ephraim Hirsch,   b. 7 Nov 1890, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 0Nov 1968, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mae Louise Rosenstiel,   b. 29 Jun 1894, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1992, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 98 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F103285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lorraine Patricia Silverman,   d. 1980
  Married	1943
  Children	1. Susan Terry Hirsch   2. William Bernhard Hirsch
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F103288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Irene Unknown,   d. 2003
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F103289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Richard Hirsch Birth Date: 15 Nov 1921 Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Gender: Male Father Name: Albert E Hirsch Father's Age: 31 Mother Name: Mae Resenstiel Mother's Age: 26 FHL Film Number: 1379030 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Richard F. "Dick" Hirsch Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Nov. 15, 1921 Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA Death: Sep. 20, 2009 Westwood Los Angeles County California, USA Dick Hirsch died on 9/20/09 after a long illness. He resided at 10550 Wilshire Boulevard in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California at the time of his death. Born in Chicago on 11/15/21 to Albert and Mae Hirsch, he attended the University of Illinois and, in 1943, married his college sweetheart, Lorry Silverman. In 1946, they moved to Los Angeles. He graduated from U.C.L.A. in 1947 with a degree in accounting. Dick was a bombardier in World War II. Based in Italy, he ran a craps game, highlighted in the novel Catch 22. He was shot down by the Nazis over Avignon in 1944, rescued by the French Resistance, and helped them lay the groundwork for the Allied invasion. In 1997, he was honored in Provence by his rescuers and hundreds of members of the Resistance. Dick was a creative entrepreneur. In the 1950s, he owned tungsten mines in Mexico and founded Chef Whiz, a forerunner of the fast food and vending machine industries. He was managing partner of J.K Lasser in Los Angeles and eventually joined Touche-Ross, where he retired as a partner in 1988. He then joined City National Bank, heading up a merger and acquisition unit. He was a founding member of Leo Baeck Temple and a longtime member of Brentwood Country Club. He is survived by his children Susie Curtis of Los Angeles and Bill Hirsch of Oakland; his grandchildren Casey Curtis, Andy Curtis, Brady Hirsch and Jack Hirsch; his daughter-in-law, Betsy Crabtree; his sisters Flory Leviton of Indianapolis; Joan Rubin of Los Angeles; and Pat Gainsborough of Sarasota; and his companion Natalie Goodman. His first wife, Lorry, died in 1980; his second wife, Irene, died in 2003. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Hillside Mortuary in Culver City, followed by a reception at Brentwood Country Club. Published in the Los Angeles Times from September 29 to October 1, 2009. Burial: Hillside Memorial Park Culver City Los Angeles County California, USA Created by: Ryan D. Curtis Record added: Oct 01, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42569749 [S617] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960. Name: Albert E. Hirsch Age: 29 Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1891 Marriage Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1920 Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Spouse Name: Mae L. Rosenthal Spouse Age: 26 Spouse Gender: Female FHL Film Number: 1030739