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Steve Lazarus

Steve Lazarus

Steve Lazarus, a professor and owner of a health IT consulting company in Denver, passed away from COVID-19 on April 9, 2020, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Rabbi Richard Spiegel and Cantor Pablo Duek officiated at the April 12 private graveside service at Mt. Sinai Cemetery in Thousand Oaks.

“He was a mensch — that’s what he was,” said Elissa Lazarus, his wife of 53 years. “Family was everything to him.”

Mr. Lazarus was born June 16, 1943, in Rochester, NY. He earned his BA at Cornell University, an MA at New York University and his PhD in business at the University of Rochester.

On June 19, 1966, he married Elissa Camen.

Mr. Lazarus was a professor at Dartmouth University prior to moving to Denver over 30 years ago. A professor at DU, Metro State College and the University of Phoenix, he then operated his own health IT consulting company.

“Steve never retired,” his wife said. “He was going to close the company at the end of April.”

He belonged to Beth Jacob and later BMH-BJ.

The couple moved to California in 2008 and later settled in Thousand Oaks.

Mr. Lazarus is survived by his wife Elissa Lazarus; children Michael (Robyn) Lazarus, Stuart (Jenny) Lazarus and Jean (Brian) Virtue; and grandchildren Eden Lazarus, Ben and Olivia Lazarus and Liam and Rose Virtue; and sister Lynn (Ed) Koffsky.

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  1. NYU Tandon Alumni Reltations

    It was with sadness that I recently received notification of your husband and our valued alumnus Steve Lazarus’s passing. I am writing to extend my deepest sympathy on behalf of the New York University Tandon School of Engineering and the Polytechnic Alumni Association.
    He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched. Again, please accept my condolences to you and your family during this difficult time.

    Sincerely,
    Jelena Kovacevic
    William R. Berkley Professor and Dean at NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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