Relation to Alice Blumberg Epstein

Morton Harvey Epstein, the son of Alice Blumberg Epstein

• Parents
  Alice Blumberg Epstein Isaac Louis "Ike" Epstein
• Siblings
  Burton Jerome Epstein
• Spouses
  Mary Dunn Nagle
• Children
  Stepchildren: Boyd Turner and Mary Jo Goolsby Private
• • Descendants [+]
  • Ancestors [+]
    Ida Cora Carroll Blumberg Helman (Halman) Yaakov Blumberg 2
  • Others [+]
    Private Rachael (Rae) (Rocha) Blumberg Private Private Louis Eliel Blumberg Private Ellis Blumberg Joseph Blumberg Ruby Blumberg Sandra L Goldberg Epstein Eva (Evalyn Harriet) (Chava) Blumberg Pearlman Lena Blumberg Jacobs Reuben Blumberg Jennie Blumberg Rady Rose Blumberg Jacobson
• Gender
  male
• Birthplace
  Guntersville, Alabama
• Deathplace
  Atlanta, GA

Morton H. Morton Harvey "Big Mort" Epstein, was born May 4, 1930 in Birmingham, AL to Alice and Ivan Epstein, both of blessed memory. He graduated from the Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy) and the University of Alabama. After moving to Atlanta in 1967, Morton enjoyed a long and successful career in design and architecture and was the sole proprietor of Architects Designers & Associates. He is preceded in death by his ex-wife, Mary Dunn Nagle, and survived by his son, Morton Epstein, Jr.; daughter-in-law, Brenda Sipple; step-children, Boyd Turner and Mary Jo Goolsby; brother, Burt Epstein (Sandra); and many nieces and nephews. He died at the age of 85, in Sandy Springs, Sunday, December 13, 2015.

Mort Junior got in trouble in 1979, and Mort had to stay home instead of going on a business trip. That was fortunate, since the reserved plane was operated without proper de-icing, and it crashed, killing a partner and several of his firm's employees. That plane took off from Lexington, Kentucky.

In 2002, lightning struck the house. A fire broke out, killing two dogs and a parrot. Mort had to break his way out of the house. Immediately after, he rebuilt the house in even finer fashion.

In 1999 he had to have a heart valve surgery. Scar tissue built up around the site of the surgery, so that in 2006 another operation was necessary. At that time, his son thought Mort might die.

Mort loved cars, and owned a dealership at one time. He also loved motorcycles, and bought one for his son when he was only 12 years old.

Speaking with his son, it was clear that Mort was a rare kind of special father. The father and son shared such an incredible bond - his son referred to his father as his best friend, and could only find the kindest ways to refer to him.