Tazewell ‘Taz’ Smith
Friends and family are mourning the loss of Tazewell “Taz” Smith, who passed away peacefully at his home in Orient, N.Y., after a brief illness on April 14, 2021. He was 73.
Tazewell was born in Flushing, Queens, to Tazewell Wellington Smith and Margaret Emmott Smith on May 17, 1947. Shortly after graduating from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., he married Kathleen Egan, in 1969. The couple set up house in Flushing before moving to Glen Head, Long Island, to raise their three sons.
A textbook example of rising up through the ranks, Taz began his career in the management trainee program of Manufacturers Hanover Trust and stayed with the bank through its various mergers. He retired from JP Morgan Chase in 2006 as senior vice president and division executive. No stranger to multitasking, Taz spent the first seven years of his career serving his country on weekends as a member of the United States Air Force National Guard. He wo
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Merrill Jonas
She helped Patricia Neal, Karl Malden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Rod Serling and Mel Brooks get work in TV spots.
Merrill Jonas, a casting director who helped place such stars as Patricia Neal, Karl Malden, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Mel Brooks in TV commercials, has died. She was 96.
Jonas died Thursday after a long illness at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, her son, Garrett Glaser, said.
Jonas herself was a TV actress and on-camera pitchwoman in the 1950s and 60s, appearing in more than 35 spots. Some of her lines in her ad campaigns became well known, including Mother, please! I d rather do it myself! for Anacin pain reliever and Melts in your mouth, not in your hands for M&M candies.
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Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisor,” New Jersey, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
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M.B.A., Fordham University
Life
Kathy serves on the Board of Directors for: The Ridgewood Public Library Foundation, The Family Support Organization of Bergen County, St, Joseph’s School for the Blind, Christian Health Care Center Foundation, and Ridgewood A.M. Rotary.
She is an active member of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey and Women United in Philanthropy.
In her free time, she enjoys golfing, spending time with family and relaxing at the beach. Sandro Kereselidze Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, ARTECHOUSE