Gerald Shapiro of Falmouth, formerly of Needham passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 81 years of age. He was born in Boston, the son of the late Daniel & Rose (Cohen) Shapiro. He grew up in Newton and received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from the New England School of Law, a profession he chose not to pursue. He held a management position in sales and marketing of promotional products.
Gerald was the beloved husband of Ellen (Appelson) Shapiro. They settled in Needham and affiliated with Temple Beth Shalom where Gerald served as President of its Brotherhood. He was passionately devoted to coaching Needham Soccer and Baseball. He served a term as the Chairman of the Board of the Better Business Bureau of Boston. Along with his beloved wife, Ellen he was the loving father of Perri Gordon and her husband John of Wellesley, Scott Shapiro of Framingham and his former wife Kira of Framingham and his dog, Nugget. He was the cherished Papa of Emma, Sawyer, Logan and Julia and the dear brother of Carolyn Davis of Falmouth and Robert Shapiro of Concord.
Services at Schlossberg Family’s Chapel on the Hill, 824 Washington Street, Canton on Friday, July 7 at 11:00am. Burial to follow at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon, MA. Following the burial Shiva will be observed at the home of Kira Shapiro from 2–6pm, continuing Sunday from 2-4pm and 5–7pm. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Rd., Kanab UT 84741 or the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2126.
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Susan & Sam Fischer says
July 6, 2023 at 2:33 amWe have fond memories of Gerry as our kids’ baseball coach so many years ago. And we used to run into each other around town in Needham. He will be missed.
Our condolences to Ellen and the family.
Dominic Slowey says
July 7, 2023 at 11:26 pmI first met Jerry through a networking group and always enjoyed his company at our periodic get-togethers. He always made me smile and had some good stories to tell. We’ll remember him always at Slowey McManus Communications, because we have “Jerry swag” – sweatshirts, umbrellas mugs and pens. We were overdue for lunch or a chat. We’ll miss him. So sorry for you loss, Ellen.