Brotman

On Sunday, July 4, 2004 BENJAMIN BROTMAN; beloved husband of the late Sarah W. Brotman (nee Weintzweig); devoted father of Bruce Brotman of Reisterstown, MD, Deana Brotman of Montgomery Village, MD; dear father-in-law of Don Brock; devoted brother of Rose Adler and the late Irvin Brotman and Isidore Brotman; loving grandfather of Heather and Adam Brock. Services and Interment will be held at Beth El Memorial Park, Randallstown on Monday, July 5 at 10 A.M. Please omit flowers. Family at home 2823 W. Strathmore Ave. (21209)

Dr. Don-Neil Brotman, a retired Baltimore dentist and a pilot, died Feb. 16 of heart failure at Sinai Hospital. The longtime Pikesville resident was 80. Born and raised in Baltimore, Dr. Brotman was a 1949 graduate of City College, and after attending the University of Maryland, College Park, he entered the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, where he earned his dental degree in 1955. He served in the Army Dental Corps from 1955 to 1957 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, where he attained the rank of captain.

On Thursday, April 21, 2005, ESTHER BROTMAN (nee Cohen), beloved wife of the late Dr. I. Norton Brotman; beloved and cherished mother of Jerrold L. Brotman of Timonium, MD; dear mother-in-law of Terry Brotman; beloved sister of the late Ida Feldman, Lillian Simon and Reuben Cohen; adored grandmother of Eric and Andy Brotman. Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane, on Friday, April 22, at 3 P.M. Interment Arlington-Chizuk Amuno Congregation Cemetery-4300 N. Rogers Avenue.

On Thursday, April 21, 2005, ESTHER BROTMAN (nee Cohen), beloved wife of the late Dr. I. Norton Brotman; beloved and cherished mother of Jerrold L. Brotman of Timonium, MD; dear mother-in-law of Terry Brotman; beloved sister of the late Ida Feldman, Lillian Simon and Reuben Cohen; adored grandmother of Eric and Andy Brotman. Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane, on Friday, April 22, at 3 P.M. Interment Arlington-Chizuk Amuno Congregation Cemetery-4300 N. Rogers Avenue.

On October 3, 2003, PAUL STANFORD BROTMAN, husband of Vivian Brotman (nee Cohen), father of Jeffry A. Brotman, brother of Annette Blank, of Balto. and Carl Brotman of Fla. Grandfather of Owen W. Brotman. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mt. Wilson La on Sunday, October 5 at 9 A.M. Interment private at the convenience of the family. Please omit flowers. Family at home at 3041 Fallstaff Rd. Unit 206 (21209) Tuesday and Wednesday (The Towers).

Delma Block Brotman, who had worked with her first husband in their northwest Baltimore drugstore, died at the North Oaks Retirement Community yesterday of heart failure. She was 82.Graveside services for Mrs. Brotman were being held today at the Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 4300 N. Rogers Ave.A member of Hadassah, she was active in its book review group.The former Delma Herman was a native of Baltimore and a member of the Class of 1927 at Western High School.Her first husband, pharmacist Sol G. Block, died in 1956.

Three for the price of one.After all the posturing and politicking, after all the campaigning and crooning, that's what Baltimore's bid for an NFL expansion franchise comes down to.Three potential owners say they have filed applications for one potential franchise, meeting today's written-in-clay deadline.Bowing out in an 11th-hour decision was the Phyllis Brotman group that included four Baltimoreans. Unable to convince chicken king Frank Perdue to invest big bucks, the Brotman people withdrew from the expansion race, but left the door slightly ajar.

Although the filing deadline is tomorrow, Baltimore should find out today whether it will have three or four ownership groups vying for an NFL expansion team.Three groups are committed to applying this week, but Phyllis Brotman, spokeswoman for Maryland NFL Expansion Group Ltd., said her group will decide today whether to become the fourth."We've completed the application. It's beautiful," she said.But the group hasn't decided whether to send it in with a $100,000 check -- only $50,000 is refundable -- because Maryland Expansion Group still is talking to a major Maryland investor who hasn't decided whether to back the group, Brotman said.

Dr. I. Norton Brotman, a dentist for more than 57 years and a former team dentist for the Baltimore Colts, died yesterday of cancer at his home in Pikesville. He was 78."He was a charming, endearing, first-class human being. I've never met a person so well-liked by his peers," said his nephew, Dr. Don N. Brotman, a dentist who practices in Baltimore.Dr. Brotman, who had a private practice in Pikesville, specialized in prosthodontics, or restorative dentistry.After his retirement in 1992 he acted as a consultant to other area dentists, who sought his expertise in crown and bridgework.

Morton Brotman didn't run out of interests, just the time to pursue them.In his adventuresome life, he had been a bootlegger, artist, radio repairman, shoe salesman, antiques dealer, construction worker, laboratory technician, electrician, newspaper columnist, cab company owner, inventor and psychic researcher.Mr. Brotman died of heart failure Sunday at Sinai Hospital. The Owings Mills resident was 89.Known as Morty, he had boundless energy and resilience -- he survived five heart attacks -- that drove his quest for knowledge.

On February 14, 2005 ROBIN BROTMAN POOLE; loving sister and sister-in-law of Bette and Tom Dolan, of Fulton, MD. Also survived by nephew Bob Newman; niece and husband Erin and Bill Leishear; great nieces and nephew, Jordan, Nate and Julia Leishear; "special great aunt" of Josh, Nick, Max Lenowitz, Andrew and Danny Martin and Matthew Boulay; "special friend" of Chuck and Carol Ristan, Sue and Phil Lambert, Mike and Judy Martin, Susie and Steve Lenowitz and...

On Sunday, July 4, 2004 BENJAMIN BROTMAN; beloved husband of the late Sarah W. Brotman (nee Weintzweig); devoted father of Bruce Brotman of Reisterstown, MD, Deana Brotman of Montgomery Village, MD; dear father-in-law of Don Brock; devoted brother of Rose Adler and the late Irvin Brotman and Isidore Brotman; loving grandfather of Heather and Adam Brock. Services and Interment will be held at Beth El Memorial Park, Randallstown on Monday, July 5 at 10 A.M. Please omit flowers. Family at home 2823 W. Strathmore Ave. (21209)

On November 19, 2003 ISRAELBORNSTEIN uncle of David and Rosalie Weintzweig, Helene Weintzweig, Paul Saettel and Ben Brotman. Also survived by great nieces and nephews. Services and interment at Anshe Neisen Congregation Cemetery, Rosedale on Thursday, November 20 at 10:45 a.m. Please omit flowers. Arrangements by SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC.

On October 3, 2003, PAUL STANFORD BROTMAN, husband of Vivian Brotman (nee Cohen), father of Jeffry A. Brotman, brother of Annette Blank, of Balto. and Carl Brotman of Fla. Grandfather of Owen W. Brotman. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mt. Wilson La on Sunday, October 5 at 9 A.M. Interment private at the convenience of the family. Please omit flowers. Family at home at 3041 Fallstaff Rd. Unit 206 (21209) Tuesday and Wednesday (The Towers).

At the Center Club, long one of the places to lunch for the Baltimore businessman, traditions are older than the scotch. Ties are not optional, the parmesan and fish never come from a can. And no cash, please. But the club, where Maryland Comptroller William Donald Schaefer has been seen guest-bartending, is changing with the times. Crab cakes, fried or broiled, are now $31.50. Some of the members' spouses are men. And, today, the board of governors at this venerable male institution will break with its long-standing unwritten dress code by installing a president who wears a skirt.

On February 12, 2003, PAUL S. SNYDER, beloved husband of the late Vera Snyder (nee Rosenberg); loving father of Sharlene Melnikoff and Alan Brotman; devoted father-in-law of Myron Melnikoff; dear brother of Joseph Snyder and the late Charlotte and Ceilia Snyder; loving grandfather of Lori and Scott Leibowitz, Brian Melnikoff, and Michael Brotman. Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane, on Thursday, February 13, at 10 A.M. Interment Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Congregation Cemetery, Bowleys Lane.

The Maryland Court of Appeals has ended a nearly four-year legal battle between Black & Decker Corp. and its former advertising and public relations firm, declining to hear the case. The court's one-sentence rejection means that Black & Decker, originally sued for $1.5 million, must pay $195,000 plus $40,000 in interest to Phyllis B. Brotman, owner of Image Dynamics. Brotman sued the Towson toolmaker and one of her former employees, David P. Olsen, in 1998 after Black & Decker dropped her firm and started working with Olsen.

In her 50th year of public relations, Phyllis B. Brotman has decided that, instead of slowing down, she'll compound the stress in her workday by handling only clients in crisis. Brotman will head up a four-person crisis-management department for Gray, Kirk/VanSant -- a new venture for the Baltimore advertising and public relations firm, where Brotman is executive vice president. "It gives you the chance to be more creative," Brotman said. "I like my adrenaline flowing." Brotman also said that the firm expected to increase its revenue through the venture, noting that separate crisis-management units have become "profit centers" at other large firms.

Abramowitz, Alvin On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, ALVIN L. ABRAMOWITZ, loving husband of Phyllis Abramowitz (nee Hallam), father of Rhonda Knotts and Barbara Saw; devoted brother-in-law of Kenneth and the late Beverly Hallam, Alan and Louise Hallam. Also survived by loving nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Funeral Services and Interment at The Bnai Israel Congregation Cemetery, 3701 Southern Avenue on Friday, December 13, 10 A.M. Please omit flowers. Arrangements by SOL LEVINSON & BROS INC. Published in the Baltimore Sun from 12/12/2002 - 12/13/2002.