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Share Your Thoughts: Brookline's Stanley Sydney Dies

Community benefactor and Brookline resident, Stanley Sydney, died Jan. 22.

 

Stanley Sydney, 80, a Brookline resident and active member of the community, died on Jan. 22. Yesterday would have been his 81st birthday.

1443 Beacon Street, a building managed by Sydney Associateswas one of those that opened its doors to people displaced by the fire at 1471 Beacon St. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

In addition, The Sydneys were big supporters of MIT's McGovern Institute of Brain Research. He was also an early benefactor of the Maimonides school's atheltics program, and a sponsor of Congregation Young Israel.

Services were held last Monday (Jan. 23) at Levine Chapel, and he was interred in Rhode Island. The family has asked that instead of flowers, donations be sent to:

A guest book appeared on Legacy.com with comments from friends and family. 

What are your memories of Sydney? Share them below in the comments section.

Share your stories: How will you remember Mr. Sydney? Did he impact you in some way? Tell us in the comments.

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