Irwin Pepper, a Denver native and retired stockbroker, passed away Dec. 13, 2011. Rabbi Steven Foster and Cantor Regina Heit officiated at the Dec. 15 service at Temple Emanuel. Interment followed at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mr. Pepper was born Sept. 1, 1928, to Joseph W. and Sadye Pepper. While at Gove Junior High, he won the State Spelling Bee and was a finalist in the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Contest in Washington, DC.
He graduated from East High, earned an accounting degree from DU and subsequently attended the DU law school.
Mr. Pepper worked with Merrill Lynch for 42 years and became a vice president of the company.
In 1962, Mr. Pepper became head of the Columbine Lodge, the youngest Master in its history. He also was a captain in the US Army Reserve.
He served on the board of the Childrens Asthma Research Institute (CARIH) and was active in several other organizations.
After his retirement, Mr. Pepper was a volunteer para-chaplain with Jewish Family Service of Colorado and a business counselor for the Small Business Administration.
Mr. Pepper is survived by Eleanor Pepper, his wife of 57 years; daughter Janet (Ronald) Shiroff and son Bradley (Dawn) Pepper; grandchildren Juliana and Liliana Pepper; and brother Milford (Joanne) Pepper. He was predeceased by his brother Morton Pepper.
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