Obituary
Saul Feldman was born on July 29, 1924 in Brooklyn NY, and died on August 26, 2024 in Daytona Beach FL. His parents were Joseph and Rose Feldman, who separately immigrated to the USA from what is now Ukraine in the early 20th century prior to WWI. Saul had one brother and one sister, neither of whom survived him.
Saul attended Brooklyn Technical HS, and later graduated from City College of NY with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After college, he joined the General Electric Company working at various locations around the country, and which eventually brought him to the GE facility in Daytona Beach where he retired from company. Most of his career with GE was in the Missile and Space Division, in support of US Department of Defense contracts and civilian space missions. He was the Program Manager for two large GE contracts with NASA in support of the Apollo Moon Project. During the historic Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, Saul was representing GE in the VIP section directly behind the Mission Control room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Saul Feldman was a member of Temple Israel in Daytona Beach, and served as President of the Temple from 2004-2006. He was also an active member of the EastBank Condominium Home Owners Association, serving on the Board of Directors as President and various other positions during the 38 years he lived there until 2017.
In 1983 Saul married Lorraine Kraft, the second marriage for both of them. They spent many happy years together, and enjoyed traveling around the world, as well as their time living in Daytona Beach FL. Lorraine passed away on August 14, 2020.
Saul Feldman is survived by his two sons from his first marriage, Michael Feldman of Alpharetta GA, and Richard Feldman of El Cerrito CA, along with Richard’s wife Toni and their daughter Marissa Feldman of Los Angeles.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties is suggested, which provides non-denominational support to those in need.
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