Frankel, Julius
NORTH GREENBUSH — Julius Frankel of North Greenbush, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022, in Newton, Mass.
Julius was born on December 10, 1935, in Chernovitz, Romania to the late Leopold and Stefanie (Granirer) Frankel. Julius and his family immigrated to the United States in 1950 and lived in Brooklyn, where he attended Erasmus Hall High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in science from Brooklyn College and a master’s degree in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.
Julius was a physicist for 45 years with the United States Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at Benet Laboratories in Watervliet. His research, collaborated and published technical reports and patents with a specialized focus on ultrasonic techniques for nondestructive testing of surfaces.
Julius met his beloved wife, Effrosini "Effie" (Galakatos) in Albany, at an international dance in 1966 and were married on July 10, 1970. Julius most enjoyed his time with family and friends, grilling and dinner parties, traveling, attending weekly Torah study classes, going to the theatre and operas, playing tennis, and spending summers sailing in Willsboro Bay on Lake Champlain.
Julius loved to travel throughout his life for work and pleasure throughout Europe, in India, the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Survivors include his daughter, Liza (Frankel) Guimbard of Watertown, Mass.; son-in-law, Alex Guimbard; and beloved grandchildren to whom he was Papou, A.J., Nicholas and Sophia Guimbard. His surviving cousins include, Mirium Grunstein and her family of Brooklyn, and Jean-Marie Neiderhoffer of Paris, France.
His family is comforted in knowing he has finally found his eternal peace and reunited with his beloved Effrosini. To have known Julius, you were loved.
A private blessing and prayers were held with family upon his passing.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations made in Julius and Effie’s memory to: Faith and Family Hospice Foundation, 420 Lakeside Ave., Suite 203, Marlborough, MA, 01752. Nardone Funeral Home
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