Sands Point village justice Jerome Boros dies
It was easy for Jerome Boros to command attention. A man of diminutive bearing, his family said, he wore his cowboy hat to and from the courthouse.
Boros, who died last week at age 87 of complications of diabetes, was a communications lawyer and Sands Point's longtime village justice. A hallmark trait, said wife Elayne Boros of Sands Point, was a "great joie de vivre and a zest for life."
An accomplished communications lawyer, Boros was a staple in Sands Point Village for 21/2 decades. He was village justice, an elected position, from 2000 until his death Aug. 15. Previously, he was acting village justice from 1988 until 2000, according to officials there.
One of his earliest jobs was with the Federal Communications Commission, which inspired a long career in communications law, his wife said.
Boros' work brought him to the forefront of his field, where he was involved in the acquisitions of radio stations, and in prominent lawsuits affecting policy.
Jerome Stanley Boros was born April 28, 1926, in Manhattan, where he grew up. He received a bachelor's from Syracuse University, and later, degrees in law from Syracuse and Yale University.
When the Boroses met, she was a widow, he a divorcee. The couple, married in 1969, were introduced by mutual friends.
The couple's first conversation, Elayne Boros recalled, was by telephone. In it, Boros said he was headed to California and would call her when he returned.
But they spoke sooner, she said, with him calling from the West Coast. Eventually, he was making trips from Manhattan to Flower Hill.
The newlyweds settled in Sands Point. "He loved the whole vista here," Elayne Boros said.
Jerome Boros easily stepped into the role of stepfather, Elayne Boros said, though he had no children of his own.
"He loved them, and they loved him in return," she said. "I was very lucky."
Leonard Wurzel, 95 and the former mayor, described Boros as a crucial caretaker for the village. "It's a great village here and Jerry helped to keep it that way."
At the time of his death, Boros was of counsel for Garden City-based Jaspan Schlesinger LLP and worked as senior vice president and general counsel for Lotus Communications Corp., based in Los Angeles.
Aside from his wife, Boros is survived by three stepchildren: Richard and Jill Levine of Manhattan; and Ronald Levine of Memphis; as well as four grandchildren. A funeral was held Tuesday at the Community Synagogue in Port Washington. Family said his remains were cremated and a memorial service is planned for the fall.
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