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CTyankee

(67,089 posts) Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:09 PM Feb 2022

Founder of Legal Seafoods in Boston has passed away.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/26/metro/legal-sea-foods-founder-george-berkowitz-dies-97/

He had 3 sons, the youngest married my daughter and they have 3 daughters.

I remember George and his stunning wife Harriet at many family events. George thought highly of my daughter and welcomed her into the family. I remember how he described her "movie stah looks!" at the wedding.

My son in law didn't want to go into the family business and has worked as a political advisor with a Boston group that helps run Democratic candidates campaigns for over 20 years.

George lived a wonderful life. His service was held today.

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Founder of Legal Seafoods in Boston has passed away. (Original Post) CTyankee Feb 2022 OP

Enjoyed it snowybirdie Feb 2022 #1

Their seafood chowder was the best. regnaD kciN Feb 2022 #2

I remember him from the commercials where he talked about their quality control. RIP. CentralMass Feb 2022 #3

Wonderful restaurants leftieNanner Feb 2022 #4

He was pretty impressed by the Seven Sister colleges... CTyankee Feb 2022 #5

Very Good Schools leftieNanner Feb 2022 #6

How many are still just for women? CTyankee Feb 2022 #7

Five - I Googled it leftieNanner Feb 2022 #8

glad to see the holdouts! I had thought Barnard was essentially Columbia but no! CTyankee Feb 2022 #9

She was! leftieNanner Feb 2022 #10

I remember a co-worker of mine at time (a guy) who commented that he didn't know why my CTyankee Feb 2022 #11

snowybirdie

(6,341 posts)

1. Enjoyed it

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:10 PM

Feb 2022

when in Boston. RIP

regnaD kciN

(27,278 posts)

2. Their seafood chowder was the best.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:32 PM

Feb 2022

CentralMass

(16,518 posts)

3. I remember him from the commercials where he talked about their quality control. RIP.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:32 PM

Feb 2022

leftieNanner

(16,043 posts)

4. Wonderful restaurants

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:44 PM

Feb 2022

We celebrated our older daughter's graduation from Wellesley College there with our family.

Thanks for sharing your story.

RIP George

CTyankee

(67,089 posts)

5. He was pretty impressed by the Seven Sister colleges...

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:21 PM

Feb 2022

he was glad to find out that his new daughter in law (my kid) had gone to Mt. Holyoke. He thought she was "smaht."

leftieNanner

(16,043 posts)

6. Very Good Schools

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:27 PM

Feb 2022

Wish I had chosen one of them myself!

CTyankee

(67,089 posts)

7. How many are still just for women?

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:21 PM

Feb 2022

leftieNanner

(16,043 posts)

8. Five - I Googled it

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:24 PM

Feb 2022

Wellesley, Smith, Barnard, Mount Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr

CTyankee

(67,089 posts)

9. glad to see the holdouts! I had thought Barnard was essentially Columbia but no!

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:55 PM

Feb 2022

I think Hillary Clinton was a Wellesley grad.

leftieNanner

(16,043 posts)

10. She was!

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:35 PM

Feb 2022

She was the commencement speaker in 2017. It was epic!

CTyankee

(67,089 posts)

11. I remember a co-worker of mine at time (a guy) who commented that he didn't know why my

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:33 PM

Feb 2022

daughter went to an all women school saying, "She's so pretty!"

It amazes me that I didn't strangle the guy right then and there. I guess I had never heard the idea that only plain looking girls went to all girls schools -- that they would have gone to a co-ed school if they were pretty...

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