Alvin J. Magalnick, a pharmacist for many years, passed away suddenly on July 2, 2010, at his home in North Potomac, Md.
Cantor Elliott Magalnick, brother of the deceased, officiated at the July 6 graveside service at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Adelphi, Md. Francine Lavin Weaver gave the eulogy.
Mr. Magalnick was born April 11, 1938, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph and Ann Resnick Magalnick.
He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1956 and earned a pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University in 1960.
In 2004, he received a PhD in pharmacy from Ohio State University.
Mr. Magalnick founded Alvin Drug in Cleveland in the early 1960s. Later in his career he practiced in Philadelphia, Pa., and North Potomac, Md.
He also worked in the medical-hospital supply industry in Philadelphia and in insurance and financial planning in Florida.
Mr. Magalnick is survived by his children Robert (Eileen) Magalnick of Phoenixville, Pa., and Karen (Joseph) Beckman of Palm City, Fla.; wife Caryn Morse Magalnick; two stepdaughters; two grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren; brother Elliot Magalnick of Denver and sister Barbara Magalnick of New York, NY.
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