Malcolm (Festenstein) Fenton (1923 - 2005)

Born 19 Mar 1923 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Oct 2005 at age 82 in New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Malcolm was born in 1923.^[1] He was the son of Alex Festenstein and Sara Ruben.^[2][1] He married Lois Sloan in 1948.^[3][2][4]

Malcolm died in 2005.^[1]

Obituary

FENTON-Malcolm. 82, of NYC died October 29, 2005 from cancer, at home, attended by his sons and longtime companion, Roslyn Rubin. Born March 19, 1923, he grew up in Altoona, PA, the son of Sara and Alex Festenstein. He received his BA from W&J College, BS from Carnegie Tech, and MS from University of Pittsburgh. Active in his fraternity, Beta Sigma Rho, he played varsity basketball. He was a veteran of World War II, serving 1944-1947 in the Merchant Marine with Atlantic and Pacific War Zone Medals and Merchant Marine Emblem and Combat Bar. Mr. Fenton began work as a chemical engineer, first for the Bureau of Mines, then for StonerMudge in 1953. He progressed to Group Vice President of Martin Marietta and President of Suzorite Mica Products, a Canadian joint-venture he founded and led for 15 years. Mr. Fenton loved NYC, he continued to live on 15th Street and commute to Maryland after Martin Marietta moved. Mr. Fenton's interests were wide-ranging. He built his first house in Pittsburgh, then in Illinois and NY. He was involved in local and national politics his entire life. An avid sailor, he traveled extensively around the world and honed his photographic skills with enthusiasm after retirement. He was active on his co-op board and was a relentless patron of NYC's arts and theater. Surviving are Roslyn Rubin of New York City; his former wife, Lois Sloan Fenton, of Mamaroneck, NY; four sons-Kirk of Honolulu, HI, Gregg of Richmond, VA, Scott of San Francisco, CA, Matt of Brooklyn, NY; and three granddaughters: Hannah, Lydia, and Charlotte. The family will be sitting shiva through Friday, November 4, 212-675-2456. A memorial service will be announced at a future date.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9P-MK32 : 10 February 2023), Malcolm Festenstein, .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX2-H9S : Sun Oct 15 15:36:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Malcolm Festenstein and Lois Sloan, 20 Aug 1948.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX2-HM1 : Sun Oct 15 16:38:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Malcolm Festenstein and Lois Sloan, 16 Aug 1948.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX2-H9H : Sun Oct 15 16:54:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Malcolm Festenstein and Lois Sloan, 29 Aug 1948.
5. ↑ Published 31 Oct-6 Nov 2005 in The New York Times, retrieved 18 Oct 2023.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH87-VX3 : Thu Oct 05 07:56:57 UTC 2023), Malcolm Festenstein in entry for Alex Festenstein and Sara Festenstein, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ8H-5GB : Wed Oct 04 14:07:06 UTC 2023), Malcolm Fesstenstein in entry for Alex Fesstenstein and Sara Fesstenstein, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBG-2FGV : Wed Oct 18 11:45:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Lois Festenstein and Malcom Festenstein, April , 1950.