Donald Wexler, 91

WARWICK, R.I. – Donald R. Wexler died Nov. 21 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Eileen (Koch) Wexler. Born in New York City, New York, he was a son of the late Nathan and Gertrude (Berger) Wexler. Donald lived in Warwick at Tamarisk Assisted Living for two years, previously living in West Warwick and Cranston, relocating from New York in 1966.

Donald was a Korean Conflict veteran. Following his return from the Army, Donald was a salesman and estimator in the photo engraving and lithographing business until retiring in 2003. He was an active member of Temple Sinai since 1966, where he served as a member and past president of its Brotherhood, member of the Ritual committee, and prepared the Saturday morning Minyan breakfast along with his dear friend Stanley Horovitz for over 50 years, for which he was honored in April 2016. Donald was an avid fan of the New York Mets and New York Giants and loved nothing more than spending time with his family.

He was the devoted father of Susan Rodrigues (Michael) of Cranston and Fort Lauderdale and Linda Goldberg of West Warwick. He was the dear brother of Jerome “Jerry” Wexler (Sonia) of Boynton Beach, Florida. He was the loving grandfather of Jay Rodrigues (Annette), Eli Rodrigues, Zachary Goldberg and Eric Goldberg.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Tamarisk Assisted Living, 3 Shalom Drive, Warwick, RI 02886, The Horovitz/Wexler Minyan Breakfast Fund at Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920, or Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft Avenue, Providence, RI, 02906.