David Schwartz

David died in 1951, when Stuart was 6 years old. Therefore, Stuart never really knew his father. Recollections come from those who spent more time with him, like his nephew, Seymoure Weiner:

DAVID SCHWARTZ MARRIED SALLY LASKY. DAVE HAD BEEN A TRACK

STAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD PURSUED DIFFERENT JOBS AFTER HE

GRADUATED. HE SOLD PRODUCTS FOR A FEW COMPANIES. WHEN MY

PARENTS WERE DIVORCED (SYDELLE AND HARRY WEINER), DAVE BECAME LIKE AN OLDER BROTHER TO ME. DAVE & SALLY LIVED IN AN APARTMENT NEAR VON STEUBEN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAD ONE SON, STUART. THE SCHWARTZ"S AND THE FISHER'S (SALLY'S MOTHER, BERTHA, HAD MARRIED BEN FISHER AND CHANGED HER NAME TO FISHER, THOUGH SALLY REMAINED SALLY LASKY) WERE CLOSE AND THE FAMILIES CELEBRATED HOLIDAYS AND OCCASIONS TOGETHER. DURING WORLD WAR TWO, DAVE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY AT A LATE AGE AND THIS ALTERED HIS LIFE AND HIS FAMILY'S LIFE. SALLY WORKED AS A LEGAL SECRETARY DURING THAT TIME (AND FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF HER LIFE).DAVE, EVENTUALLY CONTRACTED CANCER, WHICH WAS MISDIAGNOSED. HE WAS TREATED INCORRECTLY AT THE VETERANS HOSPITAL AND WHEN THEY FINALLY DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF THE ILLNESS, IT WAS TOO LATE.

Additional Information from David Schwartz Record of Separation from the Army:

Army Serial Number: 36761036

Grade: Private

Unit: Company G, 345 Regiment, 87th Division

Date of induction: July 16, 1943

Date of separation: Aug 19, 1946

Place of separation: Fort Sheridan, Illinois

Military Occupation: Special Assignment

Battles & Campaigns: None

Decorations & Citations: Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon

Education: 8 yrs Grammar School, 4 years High School, 3 Years College