Celebration of life: In keeping with Jewish tradition, Edward was simply laid to rest soon after death in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Adat Chaverim or Tulane Alumni Association.
Ed was born January, 17, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee to Leona Ritter Perlman and Frank Perlman. When little Eddie was only a year old, Frank was killed in an auto accident. Leona married Harry Rubenstein in 1938 in New Orleans and Edward was officially adopted. Harry taught Eddie how to bat left handed and his baseball skills earned him a place on the Tulane University baseball team as a four year varsity baseball letterman and co-captain in 1956. Ed graduated in 1956 from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business with Dean’s List Honors and was also President of Delta Sigma Pi, Honorary Business Fraternity, Member of Sigma Alpha Mu, Social Fraternity and a Naval ROTC Unit Executive Officer. Ed would go on to serve as a second lieutenant, USS Ross, Atlantic Fleet.
At age 17, Ed fortuitously spotted Elise Jaudel, 14, across the room at a dance and fell head over heels in love with the beautiful girl in the red dress. The couple dated for two years, were engaged for two years and finally married on June 2, 1956. While Edward was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, their daughter Yvonne Esther was born. Upon Ed’s honorable discharge, the family moved back to New Orleans where son Alan Jefrey was born. Ed and Elise’s lives would be filled with adventures; one car blew up, the roof blew off the house in a hurricane, a tree blew down and the VW fender broke off. Family vacations always included visits to New Orleans as both sets of grandparents were important in Yvonne & Alan’s youth. Hours of 35 mm. home movies, ping pong and “I’m thinking of something in the house” games, the country club and playing sports were the cornerstones of family life.
In 1958, Ed began a 37 year career with Mutual of New York/MONY (now AXA). He received his Chartered Life Underwriter’s designation (CLU) in 1967. The family moved to Houston, Texas in 1967 where Ed became Manager of MONY’s South Texas Associates Agency. Ed also received his Chartered Financial Consultant’s designation (ChFC) in 1983. A leader in the life insurance industry, Ed served as an officer of the Houston Association of Life Underwriters and a board member of both the Houston and Texas Association of Life Underwriters, President of both the Houston & Texas General Agents and Managers Association (GAMA), board member and President of the National GAMA organization in 1993. After retirement as an agency manager, Ed continued as a registered representative of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) for MONY securities group and a member of The International Association for Financial Planning.
Ed and Elise would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June. Ed’s favorite role was as husband, father and later “Pop Pop” to his two granddaughters Madison Taylor Rubenstein and Logan Camille Rubenstein. Pop Pop was a doting grandfather and mentor as the girls grew up. It is hard to imagine their lives without him. Ed’s life was also filled with golf, tennis, bowling and snow skiing. In 1976 Ed fell in love with Vail, Colorado and he bought a condo on the spot. Ed and Elise began spending much of their time there and eventually bought a second home in Singletree in Edwards, Colorado where they developed a whole new set of close friends encompassing 40 years. As hard as it was to leave a lifetime of friends in the Houston area, there would be one more move in 2006 to Frisco, Texas, close to children and grandchildren and new friends in Frisco Lakes. Ed would say he lived a good life filled with friends, golf, tennis and bowling partners, ski buddies, neighbors, a very close family and happy homes. Big E and little e were one of those couples who finish each other’s sentences and anticipate each other’s every need.
Survivors: Wife of 60 years, Elise Rubenstein, daughter Yvonne Rubenstein and husband Lee Rogers of Ft. Worth, son, Alan Rubenstein and wife Gina Stricklin of Rockwall, granddaughters Madison Rubenstein and Logan Rubenstein. Plus many old friends in New Orleans, lifetime friends in the Houston area and Colorado and Frisco.
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