Irwin Labadorf

Irwin Paul Labadorf passed away Sunday November 1, 2015 at the age of 90. A resident of White Plains, NY for 50 years, Irwin was born in Manhattan and grew up on the Upper West Side. He was a proud graduate of DeWitt Clinton HS and the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. From a young age he overcame adversity – the loss of his father at age 16 and the loss of a leg just after WWII. Yet he never let that disability get in the way of a long and wonderful life full of tennis, golf, the outdoors and traveling the world. He proudly served the US Air Force aboard a B17 flying 19 combat missions over Germany and earning an air medal with 2 oak leaf clusters. Following WWII he was blessed with a happy and loving marriage of 46 years to Arlene Barkan until her untimely death to cancer. He loved classical music, the opera, theatre, the arts and took several college courses in myriad cultural subjects up until he was 89. He worked his entire life at Sobel Affiliates, then a third generation insurance brokerage firm founded by his grandfather in 1904, and subsequently run by his two sons, the fourth generation. He was a founding member of the Insurance Broker’s Roundtable. He was a modest man but a great philanthropist to many causes, including Camp Vacamas for underprivileged kids, White Plains Hospital, The UJA Federation of NY, and SUNY Purchase. He is survived by his 2 sons Alan and Michael, their wives Robin and Corey, his 5 grandchildren Samantha and husband Hunter, Danielle and husband Zach, Stephanie, Juliet and Mark, and 3 great- grandchildren Andie, Jack and Olivia. He will always be remembered most for his love and devotion to his family.