We are heartbroken to share the loss of our beloved father, Selwyn Lurie, this morning July 17, the 21st of Tammuz. Our amazing Pa is now at peace with his beloved wife and our mom Barbara, and their son and our brother Alon.
Pa died peacefully in his sleep at home at the age of 102, three weeks before his 103rd birthday. He spent his last few months in hospice care at home still fully alert and engaged, surrounded by love, with family and friends talking and being with him for hours every day.
Pa lived an amazing life, and was a legend to all who knew him. Whether as a fighter pilot in WW2, builder of Ashkelon in the early days of the state of Israel, CEO of the leading textile manufacturer in South Africa, co-founder of Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael in San Diego, or as our family’s patriarch, Pa brought huge energy, thoughtfulness, care and impact to everything he did.
Most of all, Pa was the driving force of our family, the best father, grandfather and great-grandfather in the world. Family meant everything to him, and of all his incredible accomplishments, the one he was most proud of was the family he and Ma built.
We are honored and grateful beyond measure to have had such incredible parents, for the endless love they brought to all of us, and for the countless ways in which they helped, guided, supported and adored each of us, our children and our grandchildren.
Funeral took place in Ra’anana, Israel. Shiva services were held in Ra’anana and San Diego.
