Born in Brooklyn the day that the George Washington Bridge opened, raised up the hill from the Navy Yard, educated at Brooklyn Tech, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Law School, he went on to hold management positions at the American Management Association, Ideal Corporation, Yale University and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.
He was the beloved father of Erica Marcus, husband of Ruth Marcus (nee Kitzes, deceased) and proud member of Boy Scouts’ Brooklyn Troop 26 and the Order of the Arrow.
He loved bridges, birds, Beethoven, Bjorling and bourbon.