Background
Shay, Robert Michael was born on September 14, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry and Bertha (Shaivitz) Shay.
consultant manufacturing company executive
Shay, Robert Michael was born on September 14, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry and Bertha (Shaivitz) Shay.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1958; Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, 1961.
Chief operating officer, secretary, treasurer, Montefiore Cemetery Company, Philadelphia, 1952-1988;
president, Montefiore Cemetery Company, Philadelphia, since 1988;
director, secretary, treasurer, Metachron Research Corporation, Philadelphia, 1955-1959;
associate, Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, Philadelphia, 1961-1974;
partner, Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, Philadelphia, 1973;
treasurer, director, Forest Hills Cemetery Corporation, Philadelphia, 1964-1983;
president, chief Executive officer, National Crematory Corporation, Luna, New Mexico, since 1988;
also board directors, National Crematory Corporation, Luna, New Mexico. Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, officer, director various operating subsidiary Morlan International, Inc. and its domestic and foreign subsidiary, Philadelphia, 1969-1983;Chairman of the Board Superior Holding Corporation, Cleveland, since 1981, International and Commerce Bank, Phoenix, 1988-1990. Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, board dirs.Innovative Bicycle Products Inc.
(formerly Bike-O-Matic Ltd.), Eagleville, Pennsylvania, since 1987, Regal Corrugated Box Company, Inc. (name changed to Camelback International, Inc.), since 1986. Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer Terraplex Corporation and subsidiary, Philadelphia, since 1983, Eagle Communications Inc., Eagleville, Pennsylvania, 1990.
Chairman Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Inc., Philadelphia, since 1988. Board directors American Cemetery Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 4-U Corporation, also various finance corporations. Lecturer American College Life Underwriters, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Consultant in health care field.
Shelter manager, member Abington Civil Defense and Race Network, Pennsylvania, 1960-1961. Co-leader Sawmill Hill council Boy Scouts American, 1974. Co-president Huntingdon Junior High School Parent Teacher Organization, Abington, 1973-1974.
Finance chairman Coyle for State Republican Committee, Abington, 1978, Swan for State Republican Committee, Abington, 1980, Greenleaf for State Senate Committee, Abington, 1982, 86, 88. Co-finance chairman Fox for State Republican Committee, Abington, 1984, 86, 88. Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, 1988, 92.
Chairman Century Club, Abington Township Republican Organization, 1983-1986. Chairman board directors Contemporary Opera Company American, Philadelphia, 1983-1984. Board directors Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, since 1975, National Museum American Jewish History, Philadelphia, 1982-1984, American committee Philadelphia branch Shaare Zedek Hospital, since 1982.
Board directors Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1989, Moss Rehabilitation, Inc., since 1991, vice chairman, since 1991. Board directors RehabVentures, Inc., since 1991. Trustee Shay Foundation, Philadelphia, since 1989, Pennsylvania College Optometry, since 1992, Einstein HealthCare Systems, since 1992.
Board directors, secretary Philadelphia branch American Friends of Haifa University, 1982-1986, president, since 1986, also board directors. Treasurer, trustee Abington Free Library., 1981-1988, Young President Organization, 1974-1987. Member advisory council William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center, Philadelphia, since 1991.
Member board governors Albert Einstein Medical Center, since 1992. Member American Bar Association, World Business Council, Philadelphia President Organization, American Cemetery Association (board directors 1979-1981, chairman spring conference 1982), Cemetery Consumer Service Council (president 1982-1983), Keystone State Association Cemeteries, Cemetery Association Greater Philadelphia and Vicinity, Jewish Cemeteries Association Greater Philadelphia and Vicinity (president 1967), Cremation Association North America, Technology Association Pulp and Paper Industry, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Locust Club Philadelphia, Philmont Country Club, Arizona Club, Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi.
Married Elaine Lee Rosenthol-Kushner, June 8, 1956. Children: Susan, Lauri, Robert Michael Junior, Heather.