Edward “Ted” P. Bromley Jr.

Edward “Ted” P. Bromley Jr., beloved family member and all-around good person, died peacefully on May 25 at Pennswood Village in Newtown, PA. He was 87.

Ted was born in Philadelphia, PA, to Ruth Hancock and Edward P. Bromley and was the eldest of three children. He earned a BE from Princeton University in 1958 and an MBA from Harvard in 1961. He subsequently served in the U.S. Army for two years.

Ted met his wife, Barbara Broomhead, at a mixer in Boston. They were soon married and in the following 62 years had three children followed by four grandchildren.

Ted found professional satisfaction and success in a series of different jobs. He started out as a stock analyst, then changed directions to become the CFO for Mohr Orchards followed by becoming the president of North American Lace. He ended his career as an investment advisor for U.S. Trust. He worked well into his 70s simply because he liked his clients and associates and enjoyed the time he spent with them.

It was Ted’s love for family and friends that gave him his greatest satisfaction. Every year on Ted and Barbie’s wedding anniversary, Ted would write Barbie a poem that contained bad rhyming and terrible puns but always delivered smiles and laughter. He also loved inventing games to play with his children and grandchildren.

Ted loved travel, forecasting the weather, geography, architecture, and all things French. But spending a day on Silver Lake in the Poconos with his family and friends sailing, playing games, and enjoying the scenery is what he loved the most.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara; his brother James Bromley; his three children Tad Bromley (Dawn Reitz-Bromley), Lisi Bromley, and Brinton Bromley (Kerry Smisek); as well as four grandchildren Sky Walker, Emilie Bromley, Flynn Walker, and Nora Bromley.

A service for Ted will be held at Trinity Church in Princeton, NJ, on October 19 at 2 p.m. Gifts to honor Ted can be given to The Watershed Institute (thewatershed.org) or Compassion and Choices (compassionandchoices.org).

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Fred Panitz, MD, JD

Fred Panitz 90, of Sheffield, MA, and Sarasota, FL, died peacefully at his home in Sheffield on September 14, 2024.

Fred was born in Brooklyn, NY, to parents Joseph and Jeanette Panitz who immigrated from Poland.

He earned a BA from Brooklyn College, and his MD degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his medical training at Philadelphia General Hospital, and an Internal Medicine residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital in New York.

Fred married his first wife, Joyce Fishman Panitz, before reporting for his Army service as a Captain in Heidelberg, Germany.

They then returned to New York where he took a Cardiology residency at the same VA Hospital.

In 1965, he joined an Internal Medicine practice in Hightstown,  NJ, and was a founder of Hightstown Medical Associates with doctors Bernard Ghitman and Julius Richter.

With Bernie, Fred began the Hightstown Planned Parenthood clinic, using donated space, and an all-volunteer staff.

He also served on the Hightstown Board of Health.

Fred married Elaine Beguin Panitz, MD, in 1977.

After retiring in 1989, he earned his JD degree from Rutgers University School of Law. Fred thereafter assisted in medico-legal cases in New Jersey and Massachusetts.

They moved to Sheffield, where Fred served on the Sheffield Board of Health.  He and Elaine were instrumental in founding the Volunteers in Medicine clinic in Great Barrington, MA, which provided free care for uninsured workers.

Fred was predeceased by his parents, his sister Elaine Panitz Epstein, and his first wife.

Besides his beloved wife Elaine and their son, David, Fred is survived by his sons from his first marriage, Eric and Daniel (Amanda), and grandchildren Ty, Seraphina, and Hudson.

A graveside service will take place at Pine Grove cemetery, in Sheffield, MA, on September 25, 2024.