Howard C. Miskin

Howard C. Miskin, 89, of Great Neck, N.Y. died on Aug. 25, 2017. A beloved husband of 64 years to his wife Lenore (nee Fox); a loving father to Deborah (Zachary) Lobodzic; Cynthia (Avrum) Lapin; Leslie (Paul) Cunningham; and Stephen (Denyse) Miskin. He is also survived by his cherished grandchildren Robert, Meghan and Kathryn Cunningham; Jennifer Lobodzic; Samuel and Jonathan Lapin; and Benjamin, Max and Hannah Miskin. Brother of Norman (Arleen) Miskin; son of the late Abraham and Mary Miskin, son-in-law of the late Sally and Sigmund Fox. He was a loving uncle and great uncle to many nieces and nephews.

His enormous personality, wealth of selflessness and infectious laugh will be sorely missed by all who crossed his path.

Mr. Miskin was senior partner at the intellectual property law firm of Miskin & Tsui-Yip, LLP (Formerly Stoll, Miskin & Badie). Mr. Miskin was extremely active in his Great Neck community serving most recently as an Associate Village Justice of Kings Point and formerly Village Justice of Great Neck and was twice elected Mayor of Great Neck. And numerous other positions with the Village.

Mr. Miskin was most proud of his work to convert the local private water company into a public Water Authority of Great Neck and became its first chairperson in 1989; he served as chairman or vice chairman until his retirement in 2016.

A graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. Mechanical Engineering with Highest Distinction and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Funeral services will be held at Temple Beth-El, 5 Old Mill Rd., Great Neck, NY at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Interment to follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, New York.

Arrangements under the direction of Riverside-Nassau North Chapel, Great Neck, NY, (516) 487-9600, www.riversidenassaunorthchapels.com.