Marvin Perlman, a native Denverite and longtime employee at Hughes Aircraft and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, passed away Dec. 24, 2015, in Los Angeles, Calif. Rabbi Ahud Sela and Cantor Daniel Friedman officiated at the Dec. 28 service at Groman Eden Chapel. Groman Eden Mortuary made the arrangements.
“Marvin, or Polo as his friends called him in his youth, was always telling some amusing story and enjoyed reminiscing about his years growing up in Denver,” the family said.
“He had a good sense of humor and often played harmless practical jokes.”
Mr. Perlman was born Jan. 16, 1926, in Denver. He graduated North High School.
Following graduation, he lived in Provo, Utah, until he was old enough to enlist in the military. He served with the US Navy in Guam from March, 1944, until May, 1946.
Mr. Perlman earned a BS in electrical engineering from CU and an MA in electrical engineering from Drexler University.
He married Josephine Betty Lerner, also of Denver, on June 20, 1948.
The couple was married 51 years until Mrs. Perlman’s passing.
A resident of Los Angeles for 56 years, Mr. Perlman worked at Hughes Aircraft for 32 years and received several technical patents.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration honored him for contributions related to cryptograph and algebraic error-correction encoders and decoders for space telecommunications.
A respected instructor, he also taught extension courses in advanced mathematics for the University of California-Los Angeles and the University of Southern California.
Mr. Perlman is survived by his big sister Rose Ginsburg of Denver; sisters-in-law Elizabeth Perlman of Maryland and Jeannie Lerner of Denver; daughters Cynthia (Donald) Seabock of New Mexico, Debra (John) Lizarraga of Los Angeles and Audrey (Nick) Tomovich of California; grandchildren Jennifer (Brian) McKenna, Elizabeth (Gary) Menon, Ami (Jeremy) Lizarraga, Cindy (Aaron) Partlow, John Lizarraga, Stephanie Tomovich and Monica Tomovich; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to Temple Zamat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., Northridge, CA 91325.
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