Max Gruenberg
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Max Gruenberg | |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
| In office January 20, 2003 – February 14, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Porter |
| Succeeded by | Ivy Spohnholz |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 11th-B district | |
| In office 1985 – January 18, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Mae Tischer |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Max Foorman Gruenberg, Jr. September 25, 1943 |
| Died | February 14, 2016 (aged 72) Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kayla Epstein |
| Alma mater | Stanford University, University of California |
| Profession | Attorney |
Max Foorman Gruenberg, Jr. (September 25, 1943 – February 14, 2016) was an American politician, a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 14th District since 2003. He previously served from 1985 through 1993. On October 13, 2009, he became the senior member of the House after the death of Richard Foster of Nome.
Gruenberg served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He died at home on February 14, 2016 in Juneau after an evening with his friends and wife at their residence. He had previously had heart attacks. He was 72 years old.[1]
Max F. Gruenberg Jr. was born in San Francisco to Dorothy Lilienthal Gruenberg and Max Gruenberg, Sr. in 1943 as their only son. Growing up, Gruenberg participated in Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout.[2] He graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California northeast of Oakland in 1961 and went to Stanford University from 1961-1965, where he earned his B.A. in political science.
After Gruenberg graduated from Stanford University he attended UCLA School of Law from 1967 to 1970.[3] On June 5, 1994, Gruenberg married his third wife, Kayla Epstein. Gruenberg had two sons named Bruce and Daniel.[4] Outside of politics, Gruenberg participated in and was a member of the Fairview Lions Club from 1978 to 2016, Alaska Common Ground from 2001 to 2016, a board member in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers from 1981 to 2016, and in the Veterans of Foreign Wars from 1993 to 2016. He was a family lawyer from 1974 to 2005[5] participating in court cases including Flores v. Flores in 1979[6] and Hilliker v. Hilliker in 1988, appearing before the Alaska Supreme Court.[7]
Military career
Max Gruenberg and his father served in different branches within the United States military. Max served in the Navy during the Vietnam War; his father was in the U.S. Army during World War II. Max's mother later married Jacques Schnier, an artist who also served in World War II. After graduating from Stanford University, Max Gruenberg joined the Navy from 1966-1967 as a lieutenant[8] on a transport ship called the U.S.S. Whitfield, where he was awarded a 3 battle stars Vietnam Service Medal.[9]