Pearson, Harry Louis

1904 - 1997  (93 years)

• Name	Pearson, Harry Louis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Born	8 Jul 1904	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Hershel Pearson
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Outremont, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada   [5]
  	Marital Status: Célibataire; Relation to Head of House: Fils
  Died	12 Dec 1997	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1, 3, 12, 13]
  Person ID	I19576	Our Family
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Pearson, David,   b. Mar 1878, Russia ,   d. 11 May 1973  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mehr, Minnie,   b. 16 Apr 1882, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Aug 1946, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	26 Jun 1902	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [20, 21, 22, 23]
  Family ID	F6320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jul 1904 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Residence - Marital Status: Célibataire; Relation to Head of House: Fils - 1 Jun 1921 - Outremont, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Died - 12 Dec 1997 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sept. 4, 1993: Year of birth provided by sister ETHEL PEARSON RICHSTONE. HARRY was a chemist by training and, among other things, worked as an effi ciency expert in a large laundry company. He did not marry. At the time, ETHEL reported that HARRY is extremely sharp, has a great memory for details and should be an excellent source of information. BARBA RA will ask her sister ELISSA, who lives in ST. LOUIS, to contact HARRY a nd ask a series of questions relating to the family's emigration to Canada . Dec. 14, 1993: BARBARA RICHSTONE mentioned that HARRY knew my father HARRY and "everyone else at Peerless Clothing." His sister BESSIE was the first wife of MOE SEGAL. Dec. 13, 1997: Obituary in the Montreal Gazette indicated that Harry died on December 12th in St. Louis, survived by sisters Ethel RICHSTONE a nd Tessa KIRSCH GILDEN and many nieces and nephews. Buried at the Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery. Rabbi Emeritus Schuchat of the Shaar Hashomayim officiated. He knew Har ry and recalled their ongoing correspondence and the way in which Harry se emed tor reach out to Rabbis where ever he went in his professional career. The Rabbi commented "Harry seemed to like Judaism more than Jews" allu ding to a pattern of behavior with which I am not familiar. It seems obvious, however, that Harry was a unique individual who marched to his own d rum. The Rabbi also mentioned that Harry was an acknowledged expert in the indu strial laundry field and his consulting clients included, leading hotel ch ains, universities, etc. Stanley Diamond Update - 03/13/2002 Sept. 4, 1993: Year of birth provided by sister ETHEL PEARSON RICHSTONE. HARRY was a chemist by training and, among other things, worked as an effi ciency expert in a large laundry company. He did not marry. At the time, ETHEL reported that HARRY is extremely sharp, has a great mem ory for details and should be an excellent source of information. BARBA RA will ask her sister ELISSA, who lives in ST. LOUIS, to contact HARRY a nd ask a series of questions relating to the family's emigration to Canada . Dec. 14, 1993: BARBARA RICHSTONE mentioned that HARRY knew my father HAR RY and "everyone else at Peerless Clothing." His sister BESSIE was the f irst wife of MOE SEGAL. Dec. 13, 1997: Obituary in the Montreal Gazette indicated that Harry di ed on December 12th in St. Louis, survived by sisters Ethel RICHSTONE a nd Tessa KIRSCH GILDEN and many nieces and nephews. Buried at the Shaar H ashomayim Cemetery. Rabbi Emeritus Schuchat of the Shaar Hashomayim officiated. He knew Har ry and recalled their ongoing correspondence and the way in which Harry se emed tor reach out to Rabbis where ever he went in his professional caree r. The Rabbi commented "Harry seemed to like Judaism more than Jews" allu ding to a pattern of behavior with which I am not familiar. It seems obv ious, however, that Harry was a unique individual who marched to his own d rum. The Rabbi also mentioned that Harry was an acknowledged expert in the indu strial laundry field and his consulting clients included, leading hotel ch ains, universities, etc.

  
  

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