b'IN MEMORY Gerald ZakimGerald(Jerry)Zakim,age91,of Wanaque,N.J.,formerlyofPaterson andWayne,passedawaypeacefully on the night of January 4, 2020, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis H. (nee Hamburg) Zakim for 68 years, devoted father of Stuart Zakim ofMontclair,N.J.,ElaynaKirschtel and her husband David of New City, N.Y., and the late Leonard Zakim ofJerry Zakim (l.) with NTCAs Mark Newton, Mass., cherished and proudHeinlein.grandfather of Andrew, Alex, Jonathan, Joshua (Grace), Shari (Philip), DeenaZakim,andIdidntgettomakemy (Jesse),Aaron(Michal),Jasonandbirthday call to him on January 11th, Naomi, dear great grandfather of Leo,saidJoeTarver,ExecutiveDirector Lev and Lyla, dear brother of the lateEmeritus of NTCA. This was a ritual Sam Zakim and the late Esther Zakimthat started many years ago and was Fox. Prior to his retirement, Jerry wasuninterrupted just by a few days. Jerry the owner of a construction and con- was a unique person in our industry sultingfi inNorthernNewJerseywith an insatiable quest for educationrm andhadapatentforawaterproofand training and a willingness to share coating system. He was a graduate ofhisknowledgewitheveryone.His Clemson University, in South Carolinahistory in the industry covered every-where he earned a Bachelors Degreething from inventor to consultant. He and was a Navy veteran of WWII.was a long-time member of the NTCA Jerry was a lifetime member of theTechnical Committee and participated National TileContractors AssociationinmanyNTCA Workshopprograms. and an NTCA Recognized Consultant.There was never a dull moment with GeraldwasalongtimememberJerry around. RIP my friend.ofTempleBethTikvah,inWayneServices were at the Louis Suburban since1966,andwasamemberofChapel 13-01 Broadway (Route 4 West) theVeritansandtheYM-YWHAofFairLawn,N.J.,andburialfollowed Northern New Jersey, in Wayne, whereatIndependentUnitedJerseyVerein he was inducted in the Sports Hall ofCemetery, McBride Avenue, Woodland Fame for his time as a basketball ref- Park, N.J Memorial donations in mem-eree in the 1940s.ory of Gerald Zakim may be made to I didnt get my annual birthday callthe Lenny Zakim Fund, 33 Arch Street, onJanuary10ththisyearfromJerry26th Floor, Boston, Mass., 02110.98 TileLetter | April 2020'