Jack Albala

Parents were Benjamin and Allegra Albala. They came to NYC from Greece and Turkey. Jack/Jacob was born in Brooklyn 1925. Family lived for a time on Alabama Avenue. Had brother Irving, and two sisters Ruth and Renee. Graduated from Westinghouse HS. Served in WW2. Married Loretta Sandroff (b. 1933) in 1953. Worked at Post Office NYC Church Street Station. Lived at 66 E 52d St, Brooklyn across the street from his in-laws. Three children, all boys, although one died in childhood. Family moved to Rochdale Village in Queens in late 1960s. Family then moved to Levittown, Nassau County in 1972. Jack and Loretta moved to Tamarac, FL a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale in 1992 (1993?) after his retirement from the Post Office. His parents, Benjamin and Allegra are laid to rest in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Queens, NY. Jack was laid to rest in Star of David Cemetery N. Lauderdale in 2009. Loretta was laid to rest next to him in 2017. They are survived by two sons and six grandchildren.