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David A. Garber, real estate developer
By IRENE HSIAO
ihsiao@tucsoncitizen.com
A longtime Tucson real estate developer with a deep commitment to the community died yesterday.
David A. Garber, 74, died at Tucson Medical Center?s hospice about 1 p.m., said Susan Garber, his daughter. Doctors diagnosed Lou Gehrig?s disease two weeks ago, but it was uncertain whether he died of that, she said.
Mr. Garber left his native Cleveland for Arizona in 1939. He attended Judson School, a Scottsdale college preparatory boarding school. He went to Phoenix College and the University of Arizona.
?He was a proud Tucsonan for more than 65 years and an avid Wildcat basketball fan. He was a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan, attending their fantasy baseball camp in 1995, a love which he passed on to his beloved grandson Hayden,? his family said in a statement.
In addition to serving as a special assistant to U.S. Sen. Carl Hayden, Mr. Garber was a member of the following boards: Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, Arizona State Real Estate, Southern Arizona United Way, Jewish Family & Children?s Service and Arizona Theatre Company.
Sonny Solot, who knew Mr. Garber for about 55 years, met him at UA. Solot, a real estate appraiser, said their paths crossed while Mr. Garber was a loan officer at Newell and Robb and worked in the mortgage loan department at Southern Arizona Bank and Trust. Both were involved in the Jewish community.
Solot called him a ?leader in the real estate field,? where he established David Garber Realty in the early 1960s.
?He was a guiding light in those regards,? Solot said.
Known as a humorous man, Mr. Garber also loved classical music and the arts, Solot said.
Mr. Garber is survived by his wife of 51 years, Alice; daughters Linda Garber and Kathy Garber of Tucson, Susan Garber of Los Angeles and Nancy Garber of Santa Monica, Calif.; son Bill Garber of Tucson; and grandson Hayden of Tucson.
Services are scheduled for noon Monday at Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road.
Tucson Citizen, Feb 14, 2004
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1929 - 2004 (75 years)
