dren, Melanie, Shelly, and Gale.

David was born in Cairo, Egypt to
Shalom and Milcha Mizrahi, the
second oldest of seven children.

He grew up surrounded by orange
trees in Tel Aviv. He studied chem-
istry at the American University in
Beirut, Lebanon. In 1947, when war
broke out in Palestine, he made a
perilous journey back to Tel Aviv to
join the fight alongside his broth-
ers. He served as a Medic, first in
the Air Force and then in the Army
in the war of Independence that
made Palestine the State of Israel
in 1948. After the war he continued
his studies, traveling to the United
States to attend the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy and Science,
the oldest pharmaceutical school
in the country, (now Saint Joseph’s
University). One night at a small
gathering of international students,
he met Norma Goodman, a student
at Temple University and it was love
at first sight. Accompanying her on
the trolley ride home he asked her
for her number, and she wrote it in
the back of one of his textbooks.

A year and a half later they were
married. Over the years they had
three children. David worked at
Wyeth Laboratories in Philadelphia
(Pfizer) and then Smith, Kline and
French (GlaxoSmithKline.) While at
Smith Kline, a job opening came up
to head the International Division.

Having learned French as a child,
he gave himself a crash course over
the weekend, and proudly landed
the job the next day. Among his
many pharmaceutical accomplish-
ments, David has a patent for the
time release tablet. At 58 years old
he took an early retirement, start-
ing his own business, Mayron Re-
search Laboratories in Hatfield, Pa.

where he did R & D development
for independent entrepreneurs.

He formulated toothpaste, horse
medicines, cough syrups and even
developed a line of skincare with
each of his daughters, Jao Brand
and Mayron’s Goods, with whom
he had great chemistry. He worked
in his lab until the age of 90. David
was a gentlemen’s gentleman. Ev-
eryone who met him fell under his
spell. He was the favored Uncle of
many. A brilliant man with a twinkle
in his eye, David was a devoted
husband, father, and grandfather.

His joy for life was infectious. He
loved this world and did not want to
leave it, and yet he did, with cour-
age, grace, and dignity. He will be
missed by many. Beloved husband
of the late Norma (nee Goodman),
he is survived by his brothers Jack,
Eli, and Yigal, his sisters, Rosetta
and Rahela, his children, Melanie,
(Cynthia), Shelly and Gale, (Seth)
and by his grandchildren, Olivia,
Miles, Hudson and Jake. A lover of
animals, contributions in his memo-
ry may be made to the ASPCA.org.

Condolences may be shared with
the family at www.LaurelHillphl.com
LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME
www.laurelhillphl.com SAMUELS
MARGARET L. (nee Beach) age
84, passed away October 26, 2022.

Beloved wife of the late Stanley
Samuels. Loving mother of Dr.

Janet Rosoff (Michael) and her “son”
Harold Samuels. Adoring grand-
mother of Talia, Maggie, Ali, and
Samantha. She was predeceased
by her siblings Joanne and Nelson.

Contributions in her memory may
be made to the Dementia Society of
America www.dementiasociety.org
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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STUDENT JACQUELINE ‘’JACQUIE’’ - nee
Blum. October 24, 2022. Wife of
the late David. Mother of Sanford
Student, Susan (Richard) Loether
and Sarena (Mordechai) Kopciel.

Grandmother of Stephanie and
Dave Bell, Sam Student, Zack and
Amber Loether, Joseph Loether,
Lazer and Miriam Kopciel, Suri and
Tzviki Pollak, Chananya and Shana
Kopciel, Leah and Jonathan Weiss
and the late Aaron Loether, also
survived by 17 great grandchildren.

Contributions in her memory may
be made to Samaritan Hospice, PO
Box 71425, Philadelphia, PA 19176,
www.samaritanNJ.org or the Aaron
Loether Legacy Support Fund,
https://tinyurl.com./y3nxb8jo. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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band of Rosalie(nee Bernstein),loving
father of Merrill J.(Erika P.) Zavod
and Blaine S. Zavod,cherished
grandfather of Cory, Avery, and
Radek. Contributions in Bill’s mem-
ory may be made to The Michael
J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s
Research (www.michaeljfox.org)
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