Stanley Turkel

Turkel was born in The Bronx, New York, he the son of Molly Kurtzman and Nathan Turkel, a Polish emigrant.^[1] He attended DeWitt Clinton High School.^[1] Turkel attended New York University.^[1] At the age of 18, he served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.^[1][2] Turkel was discharged and returned to his home to attend the New York University Stern School of Business,^[1] earning a Bachelor of Science.^[1]

Turkel worked at his father's business and he served as a consultant at Victor Kramer's laundry business.^[1] He also worked at Leows and served as the hotel manager at Drake Hotel.^[1][2] Turkel worked at Historic Summit Inn Resort and served as the hotel manager of Sheraton Hotels and Resorts.^[1] He served as president of the City Club of New York from 1966^[5] to 1969. Turkel then served as chairperson from 1979 to 1989.^[6] He was mentioned three times as "Historian of the Year" of the Historic Hotels of America program.^[1]

Turkel resided in Flushing, Queens.^[1][2] He later moved to Alexandria, Virginia and resided there in the 2010s.^[1] Turkel died in August 2022 at his home in Alexandria, Virginia, at the age of 96.^[1]