Ron Greenbaum, a senior account executive and sales representative who spent a loyal 42-year career at the Cleveland Jewish Publication Company, was recalled by family, colleagues and former clients as a “friend to all.” Greenbaum died on Nov. 22. He was 68.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on July 28, 1958, Greenbaum was the youngest brother of Mark Greenbaum and Douglas Greenbaum, who recalled his favorite childhood meal to be strawberry milk and Pop-Tarts. After graduating from Livingston High School in New Jersey, Greenbaum graduated from Ohio University in Athens with a degree in journalism.

Although he had aspired to make it big as a model under the name “Ronnie Lee,” Greenbaum, then 26, settled for a career at the CJPC on May 4, 1981, as an advertising sales representative, marking the star

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