Lee Adler: The Girls in His
Family
At
work, Lee Adler could write complex computer programs off
the top of his head, never needing to write anything
down. He took great pleasure in shaving nanoseconds off
the time his elegant programs took to run, said his wife,
Alice. Mr. Adler, 48, was a systems programmer at ESpeed,
a division of Cantor Fitzgerald. He also coached his
daughter's basketball, soccer and softball teams and was
a trustee of Temple Beth Ahm in Springfield, N.J., Mrs.
Adler said.
At home in Springfield, Mr. Adler liked being
surrounded by all girls. The family consisted of one
daughter, Lauren, a sheltie, Meghan, and two cats,
Lindsey and Brenda. Mr. Adler and the pets had birthdays
in March, and they celebrated together. He would take the
dog to the pet store, and whatever she sniffed first was
hers.
Mrs. Adler recalls his most recent birthday fondly. He
had given her a pair of earrings for Valentine's Day, and
for his (yes, his) birthday, he gave her the pin to
match, a bear climbing on a piece of lapis. "He
definitely loved all his girls," she said.
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