Former North Hempstead Town Councilman Jerome J. Weinstein, who served on the Town Board at-large from 1971 to 1987, died June 13, his son, Jon F. Weinstein of Port Washington announced.
Born in 1924, Weinstein was one of the longest-serving members ever seated on a Long Island Town Board. He was an area leader in resource recovery, environmental protection and efficient parks management.
First appointed to the North Hempstead Town Board to fill the seat of Councilman Michael J. Tully, Jr. who was appointed supervisor at the same time due to the election of Supervisor Robert C. Meade to the New York State Supreme Court, Weinstein attracted a bipartisan and non-partisan coalition during his four elections to the Town Board. Weinstein won his first race in 1971, and never polled less than 56 percent of the vote in his subsequent races.
Weinstein was an active supporter and community leader in wide variety of fraternal organizations, charities, community betterment programs, and hospital fund-raising efforts. As a supporter of Cancer Care, North Shore Hospital, and other groups, Councilman Weinstein lived and practiced the age-old truism that there is no ‘Republican’ of ‘Democratic’ way to run vital town services for all," Weinstein said.
Weinstein was raised in Lynbrook where he graduated from its public schools. Weinstein went on to live in Atlantic Beach and Sands Point from 1946 to 1987. In later years, Weinstein and his wife Marjorie, who served also served as a Trustee in the Village of Sands Point, retired to Great Barrington, MA and Manhattan. Weinstein., 89, died of respiratory failure in Manhattan on June 13th.
A graduate of Harvard University, Weinstein also served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Later, he joined his small family coated fabrics firm. In the ensuing years of businesses Weinstein took his firm and the entire plastics industry into novel plastic films used widely to this day, and served as the first U.S. distributor of some of the first plastic films made in Japan in the late 1950’s, as well as the first distribution of ‘Shrink Pack’ plastic films. Weinstein led the expansion of his company, Apex Plastic Industries, Inc. into the leadership roles in American specialty plastics film distribution. Weinstein and his son Jon sold the company to Gane Brothers & Lane, Inc. in 2006.
Weinstein had a devoted following throughout the Town of North Hempstead as evidenced by his Town-wide vote tallies as well as in the many lifelong friendships developed throughout his years in politics and business.
Private funeral arrangements were performed and a Memorial Service will be held at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, 1076 Madison Ave., Manhattan on June 23.
First appointed to the North Hempstead Town Board to fill the seat of Councilman Michael J. Tully, Jr. who was appointed supervisor at the same time due to the election of Supervisor Robert C. Meade to the New York State Supreme Court, Weinstein attracted a bipartisan and non-partisan coalition during his four elections to the Town Board. Weinstein won his first race in 1971, and never polled less than 56 percent of the vote in his subsequent races.
Prior to service on the North Hempstead Town Board, Weinstein served as trustee, deputy mayor and mayor of Sands Point and he was a member of the Nassau County Republican Committee.
Weinstein was an active supporter and community leader in wide variety of fraternal organizations, charities, community betterment programs, and hospital fund-raising efforts. As a supporter of Cancer Care, North Shore Hospital, and other groups, Councilman Weinstein lived and practiced the age-old truism that there is no ‘Republican’ of ‘Democratic’ way to run vital town services for all," Weinstein said.
Weinstein was raised in Lynbrook where he graduated from its public schools. Weinstein went on to live in Atlantic Beach and Sands Point from 1946 to 1987. In later years, Weinstein and his wife Marjorie, who served also served as a Trustee in the Village of Sands Point, retired to Great Barrington, MA and Manhattan. Weinstein., 89, died of respiratory failure in Manhattan on June 13th.
A graduate of Harvard University, Weinstein also served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Later, he joined his small family coated fabrics firm. In the ensuing years of businesses Weinstein took his firm and the entire plastics industry into novel plastic films used widely to this day, and served as the first U.S. distributor of some of the first plastic films made in Japan in the late 1950’s, as well as the first distribution of ‘Shrink Pack’ plastic films. Weinstein led the expansion of his company, Apex Plastic Industries, Inc. into the leadership roles in American specialty plastics film distribution. Weinstein and his son Jon sold the company to Gane Brothers & Lane, Inc. in 2006.
Weinstein had a devoted following throughout the Town of North Hempstead as evidenced by his Town-wide vote tallies as well as in the many lifelong friendships developed throughout his years in politics and business.
Private funeral arrangements were performed and a Memorial Service will be held at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, 1076 Madison Ave., Manhattan on June 23.
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