Beryl H. Weiner, 82, a resident of Atlanta, died Saturday, April 19, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor of 51 years; daughter, Patti; son Andrew Weiner and wife, Joyce; and two grandchildren, Daniel and Nicholas. Beryl Weiner was born on Dec. 29, 1931 in Camilla, Georgia to Louis and Fannie Berman Weiner and moved to Atlanta at age 9 after the death of his father. After graduating from Boys High, he went to the University of Georgia and received an A.B. degree in 1954 and law degree in 1955. He lettered in tennis, received a music scholarship, was honored in the Omicron Delta Kappa and Gridiron Societies, a member and president of the Phi Epsilon Pi social fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity, and president of the Interfraternity Council at the University of Georgia. Upon graduation, he received a commission in the Army and after active service was honorably discharged with the rank of First Lieutenant. Having been admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1957, he became a member of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and was a founding member of the law firm Weiner, Yancey, Dempsey, and Diggs as well as an Assistant Fulton County Attorney and a Special Assistant State Attorney General. Confirmed at The Temple, he later served on their Board of Trustees. He was a president of the Jewish Educational Load Fund and was a president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. He prepared a family history and genealogical charts for his family and wife's family that can be found at the Breman Jewish Museum. Not only did he write a collection of poems, D'vor Torahs, eulogies, public speeches, and opening prayers, but he wrote an autobiography and a series of journals. He played bass clarinet in the Atlanta Concert Band and was an avid tennis player. As a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother, he will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held at The Temple, Wednesday, April 23, 1 o’clock. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Jewish Educational Loan Fund or the William Breman Jewish Home. Online condolences may be made at hmpattersonspringhill.com.
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