Donald W Spiro

Donald W. Spiro, former CEO of Oppenheimer, 91, of Kinnelon, NJ, passed away on July 30, 2017. Donald W. Spiro, died peacefully on July 30, 2017, at home, surrounded by his family. A native Staten Islander, Donald was born on December 5, 1925, in Staten Island, New York, to Edward and Emily Spiro. He attended Port Richmond High School in Staten Island, graduating in 1943. He served as an aviation cadet in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Donald studied at Wagner College and graduated in 1949 with a B.S. in business administration and married his college sweetheart, Evelyn. Donalds career started at a very young age as manager of his familys butcher shop and purveyor of marine institutional food, Capitol Market, on Staten Island. In 1960, he joined the Dreyfus Corporation as a sales trainee. In 1962, he began his 37-year career with Oppenheimer Management Corporation, starting as a fund representative. Within three years, he had become vice president for sales. In 1968, he was promoted to general partner of the parent company, Oppenheimer & Co. He served as OMCs president, president of OMCs funds, and president of Oppenheimer & Co. From 1985 to 1991, he served as chairman of Oppenheimer Management Corporation, and was named chairman emeritus upon stepping down. Donald Spiro had a 37-year career with Oppenheimer Management Corporation and was named chairman emeritus in 2001. Spiros philanthropic beneficiaries have included Wagner College, Carnegie Mellon University; St. Clares Hospital in Denville, New Jersey, where his wife Evelyn once served as a nurse; the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston; Johns Hopkins University, where they endowed the Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., and Dr. Evelyn Spiro, R.N., Professorship in Pediatric Neurosurgery; and other causes related to health and human services. Donald also served on the steering committee for the rehabilitation of Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, and he served on the board of the Salvation Army of Greater New York. He is survived by Evelyn Spiro of Smoke Rise, NJ, three children, Donald (and wife Judy) of Tucson, AZ, Corylee of NYC, and Kimberly of Kinnelon, NJ. Six grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 at the Smoke Rise Community Church, 38 North Rd, Kinnelon, NJ, 07405, from 2pm to 7pm. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing http://wagner.edu/nursing Arrangements entrusted to the Morrison Funeral Home, Butler, NJ.www.themorrisonfuneralhome.com There will be a short military and religious service concluding the memorial gathering at 7:00PM SERVICES Memorial Gathering Thursday, August 3, 2017 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM Smoke Rise Community Church 38 North Road Kinnelon, New Jersey 07405 There will be a short military and religious service concluding the memorial gathering at 7:00PM