OCEAN RIDGE — Marvin H. Ginsky of New York, Florida and Connecticut, died peacefully June 8. He was 92.
Born in New York City on Aug. 2, 1930, Marvin spent his high school years hanging out at Pete’s Pool Room in the Bronx, then worked his way through New York University, earning a bachelor’s degree in economics and a scholarship to New York University Law School, where he made Law Review in his first year and graduated in the top percentile of his class.
Mr. Ginsky was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1955. He was an attorney at Paramount Pictures, New York City, from 1955 to 1960. He was then employed for 37 years by Champion International, where he headed the legal department as general counsel and executive vice president. In retirement he worked as an arbitrator in New York and Connecticut.
Mr. Ginsky was a masterful storyteller. He had a gift for turning a phrase and writing limericks for all occasions. He loved entertaining, fine wine and food, art, travel, music and theater. He was a member of the International Wine and Food Society of New York, the Chaine des Rotisseurs of New York and Connecticut, the Shakespeare Society, and the Trollope Society. He also enjoyed social croquet in Florida.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Rita, his daughter Andrea and her husband, David, his grandson Dillon and daughter-in-law Christine. He was preceded in death by his son Mitchell. He made friends wherever he went and will be missed by many.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Box 1070, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029 or at www.mountsinai.org/care/palliative-care.
— Obituary submitted by the family
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