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Post, The (DC) -
August 26, 2000 Deceased
Name: N.Va. Postwar Builder, Developer Irving Berman Irving
Berman, 89, a builder and real estate developer who helped develop
Washington's Northern Virginia suburbs after World War II, died Aug. 24 at Arlington
Hospital of complications related to diabetes. Mr. Berman
and his partner, George Hurwitz, formed Larchmont Construction after the war
and presided over its construction of single-family homes and apartments
throughout Northern Virginia for the next 20 years. He was named Fairfax
County Businessman of the Year in 1962. After the dissolution of Larchmont
Construction in the mid-1960s, Mr. Berman formed Berman Realty and continued
his development and real estate business into the mid-1980s, when he retired.
Mr. Berman, a
resident of Arlington, was born in New York and graduated from New York
University. After college he played semi-professional football for the New
York Bulldogs. He came to
Washington during World War II and worked as a civilian with the Army Corps
of Engineers and the Navy Bureau of Ships. He had served
on the board of Northern Virginia Community College. He was a
founder and board member of Security National Bank and a former president of
the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and the Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Center. Mr. Berman
was active in Democratic Party politics and was former financial chairman for
the 10th District Democratic Party. Survivors
include his wife of 59 years, Betty Dorf Berman of Arlington; three children,
Allan Berman of Washington, Laura Steel of Philadelphia and Jenna Field of
Warwick, N.Y.; a sister; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Washington
Post, The (DC) Washington Post, The (DC) - December 19, 2003 Deceased Name: BERMAN , BETTY DORF On December 18, 2003, of Arlington, VA. Beloved wife of the late Irving Berman; mother of Allan Berman (Michele), Laura Steel (Richard), and Jenna Field (Andy); grandmother of Gregory Berman, Mead Berman, Emily Glassman, Marc Steel and Arthur Field; great-grandmother of Hannah Berman and Milly Berman. A graveside service will be held on Friday, December 19, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. at King David Memorial park, Falls Church, VA. Arrangements by JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS. Washington Post, The (DC)
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