He was the son of Louis and Sonia Carity Richman. Born in The Bronx on November 12, 1939, he graduated from Hunter College where he was the editor of The Arrow, Hunter's student newspaper. He entered the Army in 1961 and did his basic training in Ft. Dix. After serving for six months, he was called up for an additional ten months during the Berlin crisis. He served in an MP unit in Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, where he was the editor of the post newspaper.
He coached boys and girls soccer in Marlboro Township for 30 years and served on the soccer board. He was the editor and publisher of several trade journals and worked for a short time in public relations and advertising. Additionally, he wrote several books.
He received awards for his business writing. Alan was proud to be a journalist and continued to write in retirement. He primarily worked for the New Jersey Jewish News and other trade journals in the natural products and culinary fields. He became a poet and led poetry workshops on cruise ships. He served on the Board of Trustees of Congregation Beit Shalom, Monroe Township, NJ.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Kelli Richman, two sons, Lincoln and his fiancée Shirel Gidekel, Matthew and his wife Elisa Guarino. He was grandpa to Luca, Azi, Logan and Ezra. His sister, Toby Richman of Seal Beach, CA. along with Marilyn and Al Friedes of East Brunswick, who are his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, survive him.
Donations can be made to ASPEN, which is an organization to help people on the Spectrum, located at 9 Aspen Circle, Edison, NJ 08820 or the American Heart Association.
A funeral service will be held Friday, March 15th at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, 44 Wilson Avenue, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 followed by a committal at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095.
