Yisroel "Richard" Pensack of San Francisco, California, formerly of Livingston, died Wednesday, January 13, after years of struggling with a genetic form of heart disease. He was 68 years old. Funeral arrangements were by Jewish Memorial Chapel, Clifton. Mr. Pensack lived through three separate organ transplants. He was a National Merit Scholar who also achieved the highest SAT scores possible. He was accepted to Johns Hopkins' six-year medical program and Penn State's five-year medical program. However, after starting at Penn State, he decided to return home and marry his high school sweetheart, Linda (Kelly). They had two sons, Benjamin and Adam. In addition, Mr. Pensack is survived by his father, Harvey Pensack of Sarasota, Florida and Steamboat Springs, Colorado; his brother, Dr. Robert Pensack (Abbe) of Denver, Colorado; and his sister, Laurie Pensack, also of Denver.
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