Richard Fleischman

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Richard Fleischman, 97, passed away at his home Wednesday evening with his loving family by his side. Born on May 5,1927 to Pierce and Mae Kaplan Fleischman, he had been a life resident of Syracuse until retiring to Florida in 1996

Richard was a graduate of the Manlius Military Academy, and attended Syracuse
University.

Richard was the President of Fleischman Furniture of Syracuse. The business had been established by his Grandfather Issac in 1898. An accomplished pilot he was the past president of the Syracuse Flying Club, an avid skier, past member of Lafayette CC, was a collector of cars; he called his garage his office, building radio controlled aircraft and at 90 he traded his golf clubs for flying radio controlled drones. He was a lifelong member of Temple Adath Yeshurun,

He proudly served his country in the US Navy.

He will forever be remembered for his humor, his love of chocolate, his weekly golf games or skiing with his best friends; and the aroma of his signature pipe.

His family includes his wife Carole of 64 years, their children Frank (Karyn Korteling), Jill (Paul) Pasqualoni, Cyndi (Ken) Fiacco, Nanci (Neal) Solomon; and grandchildren Ryland (Jakob), Rachel (Tyler), Shana, Nathan, Dylan, Dante, Louis, Nicky, Tito, Tatum, Cami, and Preston; his brother Ivan (Melissa) and their son Mitchell; his sister in law Andi Raymond) Stein and their children Louis, and Wendy.

Private Graveside services will be in Adath Yeshurun Cemetery.

Contributions to perpetuate Richard’s memory may be made to Trust Bridge Hospice Care of Palm Beach, FL, or Temple Adath Yeshurun.

The service will be live streamed on the Sisskind Funeral Service Facebook page Thursday, April 10th at 2PM