Obituary of Milton Diamond

MILTON DIAMOND 1920-2012 Milton Diamond, age 91 of New Scotland Avenue in Albany died suddenly on Saturday January 21, 2012 at his residence. Born in Albany, Milton was a lifelong resident. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a graduate of Cornell University and SUNY Canton. Milton had been employed for many years by the NYS Dept. of Health. He was a member of Congregation Ohav Shalom in Albany and the Albany Jewish War Veterans Post # 105. Milton was married to Gertrude Halpern Diamond until her passing in 2001. Loving father of Mark Diamond of Albany, NY, Lester Diamond and his wife Pattee Fletcher of Baltimore, Maryland and Estelle Diamond and her partner, Linda Cady of Schenectady, NY, Services at the Gutterman Musicant Jewish Funeral Home, 402 Park Street, Hackensack, NJ on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 1:00pm. Interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ. Those wishing to remember Milton in a special way may make a memorial contribution to either Congregation Ohav Shalom , 113 New Krumkill Road, Albany, NY 12208 or the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center, 340 Whitehall Road Albany, NY 1228