Mr. Harry A. Saroff
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Mr. Harry A. Saroff

  • March 8, 1914 - November 29, 2011
  • Rockville, Maryland
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“Harry was a great wit, and my role-model when I came back to Israeli Dancing: he was 22 years older than me, but could do all the dances, and do...Read More » ”
1 of 4 | Posted by: David Silber & Eileen Rose - MD

“Best wishes to the Saroff's. Friend of David's at Woodward High School. Now in Boise, Idaho. -- Bruce Ackerman ”
2 of 4 | Posted by: Bruce Ackerman - Boise, ID

“To Phyllis and family: So sorry to hear about your loss and our thoughts are with you. ”
3 of 4 | Posted by: Harry Zolkower - Annapolis, MD

“I loved his laugh, and his uncensored use of cuss words. The world became smaller this week with his passing. ”
4 of 4 | Posted by: sharon chaitt - Bellevue, WA


Deceased: Harry Arthur Saroff
Age: 97
Nicknames: "Archie", "Moses", "The Old Man"
Home area: Rockville, Maryland for 52 years
Date of death: November 29, 2011 in Annapolis
Date of birth: March 8, 1914 in New York to Russian immigrants Samuel and Rebecca Saroff
Education: earned his B.S and PhD in Chemistry from RPI
Employment: worked as a biochemist from 1951-2009 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD; worked at the Naval Medical Research Institute from 1948-1950; served a Post-doctoral fellowship at Edwin Cohn Laboratory at Harvard from 1946-1948
Military: was a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the Pacific Theatre and earned a bronze star
Interesting achievements: was awarded the New York Regents Scholarship in 1931
Hobbies: Israeli dancing; woodworking; tennis; architecture; construction
Spouse: The late Agnes Saroff; they were married in 1951 and she died in 1968
Sons: David Saroff of Rochester, NY; Steven Saroff of Missoula, MT; Donald Saroff of Arlington, VA
Daughter: Phyllis Saroff of Annapolis
Grandchildren: 5
Memorial gathering will be on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 12-3 PM at National Memorial Park, Arlington, VA