er player and placed in the top
10 of the World Series of Poker
in 1988 and 1998. Myron greatly
appreciated the arts, particularly
film and live theater. He enjoyed
dining out with a close circle of
friends and discussing liberal pol-
itics and current events.

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SAFT tertaining children, and playing silly
games. Gary is preceded in death
by his step-mother Leanore Abra-
hamson (nee Hoffman) Silverman.

Donations in his memory can be
made to a charity of choice.

SIMON SILVERMAN
STEPHEN R.-September 15, 2022.

Stephen R. Saft, 68, passed away
after a heroic five-year battle with
prostate cancer. A dynamic lead-
er in the apparel industry, as well
as an advocate for the develop-
mentally disabled, Steve’s lifelong
leadership and friendships will be
missed throughout the community.

In private life, Steve was a wonder-
ful husband, father, grandfather,
son, brother, uncle, and friend. To-
gether, he and wife Ellyn shared a
true partnership for 41 years, while
also sharing their delight, devotion,
and closeness with daughter Lau-
ren, son Jonathan, and precious
granddaughter Margot. Saft is
survived by his wife Ellyn Golder
Saft, daughter Lauren Saft Hanulec
(Steve), son Jonathan Saft, grand-
daughter Margot Cynthia Hanulec,
and father-in-law Robert Golder.

The family respectfully requests
that contributions in memory of
Stephen Saft be made to JCHAI
(jchai.org). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com GARY STEVEN, 70, of Newport
News, VA passed away unexpect-
edly on Thursday, September 1,
2022. Gary was born November
21, 1951 to the Late Dr. Edward
and Rosalind (nee Sklar) Silverman
in Philadelphia, PA. After gradu-
ating from Central High School in
1969 (228), he went on to study
Industrial Design at Carnegie Mel-
lon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Gary’s professional career in Toy
Design included employment at
Kenner, Coleco, Western Publish-
ing, and Hasbro Corporations. He
is survived by his wife, Joan (nee
Lawson) Silverman. Gary is the
loving father of Denise Leeper (fi-
ance Thomas Canfield) and Marisa
Silas. He will be always and for-
ever remembered in the hearts of
his grandchildren, Gabriella Beyer,
Benjamin Beyer, Samuel Beyer, Gi-
anna Silas, Eva Silas, and Bella Si-
las. He is also survived by his broth-
er Howard Silverman; nephews Ian
Silverman and Jeff Silverman; step
brother Robert Louis Abrahamson
(Juliet) and Susan (Roy) Hoffman.

Gary was an exceptional family
man, talented artist and musician.

He enjoyed singing and perform-
ing voice-overs for toy characters,
reading bedtime stories while en-
William H. Simon, MD, 84, of Villa-
nova, PA and Jupiter, Florida passed
away on September 11, 2022 at
Paoli Hospital following a short but
brave battle with brain cancer. Dr.

Simon, a Board Certified Orthope-
dic Surgeon was trained, practiced
and taught within the University
of Pennsylvania Medical System.

He leaves behind his lifelong love
and wife of 58 years, Michele Sof-
fian Simon (retired head of classics
at The Baldwin School & Sacred
Heart Academy), his daughter, Eve
Herson Simon, a sister, Caroline
M. Simon, and a myriad of friends
and former patients. Dr. Simon (Bill)
was passionate about medicine,
his family, singing, gardening and
football. The son of Jacqueline H.

Simon and Joseph E. Simon, Dr.

Simon was born in Philadelphia
in 1938. He attended Cheltenham
High School (Class of 1955), Princ-
eton University (B.A.1959) and the
University of Pennsylvania Medical
School, receiving his M.D. in 1963.

He furthered his training at Har-
vard University and then practiced
medicine in Philadelphia for the re-
mainder of his life. From childhood,
inspired by the gift of a toy doctor’s
kit, he always wanted to be a phy-
sician. His cheerful demeanor, kind
and caring bedside manner as well
as his keen intellect, good humor
and healing hands, delighted six
decades of patients and medical
students with whom he worked.

During the Vietnam war, Dr. Simon
served as a Lieutenant Command-
er at the public health service and
took care of soldiers at the Naval
Hospital & Walter Reed. Additional-
ly, he did published research at the
NIH Institute for Arthritis and Met-
abolic Diseases. Up until late July,
he always checked in on friends
& family during his morning virtual
“rounds”, making sure they knew
he was thinking of them. His be-
loved daughter Eve always looked
forward to their daily FaceTime
calls where they discussed ev-
erything from the latest streaming
shows, to how well (or badly) the
Eagles were playing to what treats
she was cooking from the farmer’s
market. Starting out as a boy so-
prano, Dr. Simon sang throughout
his life with groups like the Triangle
Club at Princeton and The Good
Time Charlies at Penn Medical
School or even just humming a little
Sinatra in the car. Once while chap-
eroning a Baldwin School Mediter-
ranean cruise organized by his wife
Michele, he sported a Fez and led
a jaunty version of “Istanbul (not
Constantinople)” in the ship’s tal-
ent show with a dozen students as
backup. Even into his 80’s, he per-
formed Cole Porter melodies with a
group of retired friends. In addition
to teaching generations of medi-
cal students, he authored several
texts, treatises and articles on med-
ical topics. Most recently, he wrote
a series of mystery novels with a
medical twist featuring a loveably
quirky doctor as the main character
that bore a striking resemblance to
himself. All of his life, he enjoyed
participating in and watching sports
from football to tennis, golf, sailing
and swimming. A devoted Phillies
and Eagles fan, for many years he
actually celebrated his late January
birthday on Super Bowl Sunday,
surrounded by screaming friends
who were as passionate about the
game as he was. Bill was devoted
to his loving family including many
nieces, nephews and cousins. He
was also an engaged community
member, serving on the boards of
The Baldwin School, Princeton and
Penn Medical Alumni Societies as
well as being an active member of
Main Line Reform Temple. Aside
from his family (including Tucker,
his constant canine shadow), his
bountiful Villanova garden was his
pride and joy, inspired annually by
visits to the Philadelphia Flower
Show. His smile, spirit and heart
will be greatly missed by all who
loved him deeply. In lieu of flowers,
contributions can be made to The
William H. Simon, M.D. Summer
Faculty Award for Science and the
Humanities at the Baldwin School
or to your favorite charity.

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com WOLFE
Barbara J. Wolfe (nee Greenberg)
formerly of Warminster PA and
Cherry Hill, NJ passed away on
September 8, 2022 at the age of
89. Wife of the late Donald Wolfe,
mother of Carolyn (Martin) Savitz-
ky, and Joel (Traci) Wolfe, grand-
mother of Robyn Savitzky, and Ted
and Ellie Wolfe. Mrs. Wolfe was a
former food editor and a feature
writer for the Courier-Post news-
paper in New Jersey and had won
several awards for her writing. Con-
tributions in her memory may be
made to Hadassah.

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