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| OHCC LIVING | NOVEMBER 2023 | 39 Yiddish Club A long-time Yiddish Club member, an avid square dancer, loved and admired by so many… This is a tribute to Jerry Hollander who passed away earlier this year. Jerry was born in Waterbury, CT, on November 18th, 1930. As a child he loved nature, especially bird watching. He became a Boy Scout and eventually an Eagle Scout. He loved all sports, and being an especially good baseball player, he tried out for the New York Yankees before attending NYU. As a young boy he loved art classes, became a member of his high school art club and created the cover for his senior yearbook. Jerry really wanted to become an artist, but his father told him that as an artist he would not earn enough money. Another interest was chemistry. Jerry decided to become a chemist rather than an artist!! After graduating from high school, Jerry won a full scholarship to NYU, majoring in chemistry. After college, he served four years as an officer in the Air Force research labs at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. After completing his active duty, he attended the University of North Carolina, studying organic chemistry, and earned his PhD in 1960. His pride and joy were that he was one of the first polymer chemists involved in basic research. He became a chemistry teaching assistant for the nurses' chemistry classes where he met his future wife, Carolyn, who entered the nursing program in 1956. From 1960 to 1996 Jerry had a diverse career as a research chemist at Allied Chemical, and then at Unocal. He did pioneer research on organofluoride chemistry, leading to the development of such products as water repellents and fire retardants, gaseous anesthetics, and the first childhood leukemia drug. He developed solid rocket propellants, fluorinated polyurethanes used as adhesive on the Saturn V rocket, paper processing chemicals and rust inhibitors, tire filling polyurethanes and detergent chemicals. In 1968, working for Burlington Industries in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jerry worked with, and tested textile finishes and non-woven fabrics. During the last 17 years at Unocal, he developed industrial lubricants, hydraulic fluids and metal working fluids. Over his career, he earned several patents for his inventions. After retiring in 1996, Jerry and Carolyn moved to Kauai, where they volunteered at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, and also belonged to the Garden Isle Orchid Society where they learned how to grow orchids. In their front yard they grew 70 orchids, bananas, papayas, passion fruit and even pineapples! Moving to OHCC in 2007, Jerry and Carolyn joined the Village Squares Dance Club, becoming vice-presidents in 2009 and presidents in 2010. They served as "Bluebird" monitors on the golf course and helped the Woodchucks Club by decorating baby doll cradles to match the quilts Carolyn made. Jerry will surely be missed by all of us! As a reminder: Please be sure to mark your calendars for the Yiddish Club Luncheon on Sun., Dec. 17. Details will follow. ~ Written by Elaine Massei, Past President & Carolyn Hollander We have duplicate bridge games every Tuesday at 5 pm, and at 1 pm on some Fridays (second, fourth, fifth) at the Clubhouse. Our membership is $10/year and is open to all residents of Ocean Hills. If you need a partner, please contact the club by email Casey Shoenhard by call or text (918) 605-1553. We also have bridge classes on Wednesdays from 5 to 7:30 pm at the Clubhouse. The September winners are: Sept. 5 Arline Kennedy - Nancy Busher (64%) Sept. 8 Hazel Bobach - CaroleAnne Nakeff (62%) Sept. 12 Janet Hund - Ronnie Duberstein (59%) Sept. 19 Dorothy Gertz - Susie Anson (62%) Sept. 22 Diane Hillman - Ronnie Duberstein (60% Tie) Pete Hapka - Allen Sterger (60% Tie) Sept. 26 Heidi Hollman - Casey Shoenhard (70%) Sept. 29 Milt Kahn - Casey Shoenhard (73%) ~ Written by Kannan Dan OHCC Bridge Club

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