[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 120 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN MEMORIAM OF HAROLD STAHL, JULY 23, 1938-MARCH 8, 2016

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                          HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 25, 2016

  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Mr. Harold Stahl 
(Hal) who passed away at the age of 78 on March 8, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ. 
Born in the Bronx, Hal was the son of Russian immigrants Fannie 
Weisberg and Benjamin Stahl. After the loss of his sister Selma when 
Hal was only two years old, his mother doted on her little ``Boo Boo''. 
He lost his parents while he was still very young, so his older 
siblings Joseph, Gertrude and Marilyn (Mickey) became like parents to 
him and he grew very close to his nieces and nephews Barbara, Bill, 
Neil, Eileen, Robin and Shoshana.
  After earning his undergraduate degree in Physics from Columbia, he 
went on to earn a Master's in Physics at Brooklyn Polytechnic. He 
attributed the teaching assistant job he got there to a recommendation 
letter that was sent on his behalf by Nobel Prize winner, Polycarp 
Kusch. While wolking on the PhD that he was unable to complete due to 
equipment failure, he met his future wife Toby Schleifer who was a 
Chemist at NYU. They were introduced in the young adult group at 
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue in May of 1965 and were married in December 
of that year.
  Together they started their family in Flushing, Queens where they 
welcomed their son Barry and daughter Fran. After relocating to 
Ridgefield, Connecticut they were joined by their third child Carrie. 
Hal earned his MBA from the University of New Haven before the family 
relocated to Phoenix, Arizona to live near Toby's family.
  While working as a software engineer on the Apache helicopters, he 
earned his third Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering in the same 
year that Fran got her Bachelor's and Canie graduated from high school. 
The family grew to include a daughter-in-law, Pattie, son-in-law, Lewis 
and four amazing grandsons. Hal adored Jonas, Kai, Rei and Ari and 
helped their parents foster their individual personalities and 
interests. In their retirement years, Hal and Toby were dedicated to 
their grandsons and to volunteering for non-profit organizations that 
supported healthcare, the environment, protecting Arizona's natural 
history and progressive politics. Hal was a proud lifelong Democrat. He 
was a Precinct Committeeman as well as a member of the Arizona state 
Democratic committee and a proud volunteer for Democracy for America 
Maricopa County.
  Most importantly, the best way to honor Hal and what he would have 
requested is that you make sure that you and everyone you know gets out 
to vote.

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