Irwin W Lazar

Irwin “Bill” Lazar passed away peacefully on April 21st at the age of 79. Born on March 9, 1933 in New York City, Mr. Lazar was an accomplished expert in the foodservice industry who enjoyed a long career with Cahners Publications (now part of Reed Elsevier).

Bill was a long-time resident of Stamford and a member of Temple Sinai, before spending his most recent years with family in the Chicago area. He enjoyed playing tennis and felt at home at the beach. He was known for his quiet determination, his life-long zeal for learning, and his enduring love for his family.

He was predeceased by his wife Marcia Lazar in 2007, and will be deeply missed by his surviving children Sherre, Scott, Bruce and Sally and his four grandchildren.

The Lazar family welcomes all friends and relatives to a brief service and gathering to be held at the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home at 2900 Summer Street on April 26th at 10:00 am. A graveside service will follow at Fairfield Memorial Park Cemetery.

Please consider a donation in Bill’s memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, located at Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008, or online at www.michaeljfox.org. To leave an online condolence please visit www.leopgallagherstamford.com