David Holstein
April 9, 1934-February 1, 2013
David Holstein, entered into rest Friday, Feb. 1 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. He was 78 and a resident of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
The son of the late Morris and Esther Holstein, he was born April 9, 1934 in the Bronx.
David enjoyed a very successful career with IBM beginning in 1959 at its Endicott facility, working on top secret U.S. government technology programs within their Federal Systems Division (FSD). He quickly moved into significant Executive Director positions within the Advanced Systems Division (ASD), Office Products Division (OPD), General Business Group Division (GBG) and upon his early retirement in 1986 as Vice President within IBM’s Entry Systems Division (ESD) which manufactured the IBM personal computers, later sold to Lenovo, Inc.
After returning to school for a post masters certification in psychotherapy and counseling, David opened The Hudson Center in Cornwall-on-Hudson, providing people with a wide range of family systems support and psychotherapy counseling services. He also served on the board of Mount St. Mary’s College and was board president of Cornwall Schools and was a Eucharistic minister.
Survivors include his loving wife, Anita Morell Holstein of 55 years, at home; daughter, Carrie Addessi and her husband, Richard of Tappan; son, Christopher Holstein of Cornwall-on-Hudson; brother, Solon Holstein of California; sister, Sharon Fingerhut of North Carolina; grandchildren: Tina D’Amico, Salvatore D’Amico, both of Valley Cottage and Jake Addessi of Tappan. David was predeceased by his eldest son, Gregory Holstein, in 2010.
The family received visitors on Feb. 4 at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home in Cornwall-on-Hudson.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Feb. 5 at St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson, and was followed by burial in St. Thomas Cemetery.
Donations in David’s memory can be made to www.thesmiletrain.org or to the charity of one’s choice.