Harrisburg, PA — Barry Lefkowitz, Chair of the Board of the U.S. Harness Writers Association and a well-known harness publicist-executive, passed away earlier this week, and we now have details on funeral arrangements.
There will be one service for Mr. Lefkowitz, and it will take place this coming Sunday (March 16) at 2 p.m. It will be held at the New Montefiore Cemetery, which is located at 1180 Wellwood Avenue in West Babylon NY 11704; the cemetery’s phone number is 631.249.7000.
The cemetery is not far from the famed Bethpage Black golf course, and in “racetrack terms” it is just over a half-hour from the site of Roosevelt Raceway, where Lefkowitz was track publicist; New Montefiore is about equidistant from Yonkers and The Meadowlands, about 90 minutes away from either.
We can also report that Mr. Lefkowitz was 66 at the time of his passing; he had had a birthday early in March. He is survived by his sister, Helaine Beeber. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Marilyn.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (www.mskcc.org).