Warren was born in the Bronx, NY on March 18, 1931, the second of four children of Raymond and Anna (Luhan) Neuberger. He attended NYC public schools and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in downtown Manhattan, one of seven specialized NYC high schools for academically gifted students. During his junior year at Stuyvesant, Warren joined the baseball team, his love for which was spawned from childhood games of stoopball and stickball on NYC streets.
After Stuyvesant, Warren entered City College of New York, earning a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. As a pitcher at CCNY, Warren led the Beavers to their first Metropolitan Conference Championship, received the honor of "1953 All American" from the American Baseball Coaches Association, and was awarded the prestigious NY Giants Carl Hubbell trophy for outstanding pitching. Major league teams came calling and Warren signed on as a bonus baby for the Detroit Tigers Class D Pony League. Warren progressed within the Tigers organization, playing for the Class B Durham Bulls and eventually reaching the Terre Haute Tigers before suffering a career-ending shoulder injury. Despite his disappointment at missing that final step to the Major Leagues, Warren often said, "Better to be a has-been than a never was".
Returning to NY after baseball, Warren joined what was to become the City of New York Department of Environmental Protection where he worked for almost 40 years until his retirement in 1995. During his tenure, Warren worked for the Bureau of Water Resources, served as Chief Construction Engineer for the NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 project, and retired as Sources Division Deputy Director overseeing the city's Upstate NY Watersheds.
The family was always most important for Warren and he was happiest having family get-togethers with his wife and all his "kiddies". In retirement, he was an active member of the Danbury Men's Club and enjoyed golf, traveling, working in his vegetable garden, and home improvement projects. He was a lifelong NY Giants fan, holding season tickets for over 65 years. He was thrilled when he won the ticket lottery and was able to attend Super Bowl XLII, witnessing one of the greatest Super Bowl upsets ever when the Giants defeated the New England Patriots.
Warren is survived by his three children, Lynn Cookfair of Brookfield CT, Laura Daigle and her husband Mark Malkin of New Milford CT, and Steven Neuberger and his wife Heather of Penn Yan NY. Seven grandchildren also survive him: Laura (David) Miller, Jacquelyn (Robert) Cookfair Brown, Olivia Cookfair, and her partner Zachary Calfin, Robert Daigle and his partner Joseph Nania, Kaleigh (Patrick) Meagher, Gregory Neuberger and his partner Sydney Day, and Kendall Neuberger; his two step-grandchildren: Ryan (Justine) Malkin and Daniel (Anna) Malkin; one great-grandchild: Teagan Miller and one step great-grandchild: Benjamin Malkin; as well as many loving nieces and nephews. Warren is also survived by his brother Robert Neuberger and his wife Ruth and was predeceased by his brother Raymond and sister Ann Campbell and her husband Richard.
A Memorial Mass will be held on July 19, 2022, at 11:00 am at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Ridgefield CT.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Warren's honor to Ann's Place, Donate - Ann's Place or to Danbury Hospital, https://www.nuvancehealth.org/giving/support-your-community-hospital .
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