Dear Elaine:

I was saddened to learn that Maynard had died He made a great difference in the life of the Illinois Humanities Council at a time that required the utmost sensitivity and tact. I always knew that we were not his highest priority but he gave us his fullest attention and the greatest care.   

i am now working in Springfield but will try to visit with you in the New Year
 much love 
Eileen Mackevich

Dear Elaine and family.  I recently learned of Manard's passing.  I wish to offer my sympathy to all of you.  While we have lost contact  with each other, my thoughts are still with you.
I have experianced heartfelt losses like yours and offer my condolences.

Dear Jane, sending my deep condolences to you and your family.  It has been inspiring and moving to read about your Dad's extraordinary life.  And it is clear that his legacy is already strong in the lives and good work of his children and grandchildren.

Dear Wishner and Levenfeld family, We are so sorry for your loss.  We are very proud of our cousin Maynard and his  lifetime acheivements.  We regret that we weren't closer.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Blanche Fisher Birenbaum, Annette Fisher Topolsky ahd Claire Fisher Bronsky

I knew Mr. Wishner only by his stellar reputation, but my father Julius Fabrikant, olav vasholom, met him a number of times and always spoke of him glowingly to our family.

Dear Wishner and Levenfeld family; may the love we all had for Maynad comfort you at this time of sorrow.
My sincere sympathy to all for your loss.

Cecilia Romero
Palatine, IL.

So sorry for your loss, I wish you and your family the best during this difficult time.

Mimi, I just heard about your fathers passing. I am so sorry. From the entries in the guest book he sounds like a wonderful man. I wish I could have known him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. 
Much love from all of us here in Newton. 
John Stuart

Right out of law school I worked with Maynard at Walter E. Heller & Co.  What a fine and kind man he was.  A very special person.

Elaine and Family....My late husband, Edwin Cudecki worked very closely with Maynard.  He was a very open and loving individual who had spent his life giving of himself to make this a better world.  I believe that he has made the world a better place because of  his  efforts.  He will certainly be missed by you the family as well as by everyone he had contact with.
 Virginia Cudecki

Mimi ... to you and your family ... thoughts and prayers are with you.  - Bridget Blythe

Dear Elaine, I was so sorry to hear of your loss of your wonderful life partner. He was always so special, as are you. My sincere sympathy to you and all of your loved ones. Love, Ruth Epstein Goldsmith

I worked with Maynard 30+ years ago at
Heller.  He was one of the smartest, articulate and funny people I ever knew.  In some respects his comedic style reminded me of Jack Benny.  He was a master story teller and everyone would want to sit at his lunch table in the executive dining room to engage in conversation with him.  Perhaps a great many people who knew him didn't realize there wasn't a crossword puzzle he didn't like, but those who traveled with him knew his puzzle-solving skills.   My deep condolences to Maynard's family. I will always be thankful for his mentoring and friendship.

Our sincere condolences. The Jewish community has lost a great man.

Dear Elaine and family,

Please accept our fond memories of Maynard and his great work with the Illinois Humanities Council.  It was a privilege to work with him.
He always thought of others.

I loved working with Maynard back in my AJC days and found him to be wise, caring, gentle and generous. My sympathies to Elaine and the family. He will be missed but left a legacy to which we aspire.

I will always treasure the memory of Maynard telling me about his time in the Yiddish Theater when we worked together at R&S.  He will be missed by many.

Our deepest condolences.  I remember him as far back as I can remember, since I met him when I was a baby.  (39 years ago).  He was always very kind and funny.  It was a pleasure to have known him.

Our deepest sympathies. It was a real pleasure to have known him. May his memory be for a blessing.

Maynard was a truly outstanding person and leader. Judah and I spoke fondly, sometimes
almost reverently, of him, for years after we had been in touch, and his presence touched both of us in myriad ways.

I am so sorry for your loss.

Alice Graubart, LCSW

Somewhere in my boxes I have a photo of a little girl maybe 2 1/2 yrs. old, standing in front of a young man in P.J.'s and a robe, playing the violin. That girl was me and Maynard was the tall thin man with the violin. I got the photo when my father, Allen Schwartz, died. 
I remember when in 1965 I was in Israel for a yr. and Maynard and Elaine came with some money my father had sent. They invited me to dinner at the King David hotel and I had to go searching through my trunks for some decent American clothes to wear. I don't think they would have cared, but my mother would have. 
I didn't see Maynard often, but I always knew he was a special person, both to the Schwartz family and the Chicago Jewish community. I will remember him and his dear parents with a warm heart and a big smile.
Bobby (Schwartz) Schochet
1300 Heather Crest Terrace
Silver Spring, Maryland 20902

Our deepest condolences for your loss. We still relish pictures of Maynard as a young man playing the violin in our family albums. Martin Schwartz and family.  Allen's son.

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Maynard I Wishner

September 17, 1923 – December 19, 2011

Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home

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