Yale University

 

In Memoriam

Joseph Martin Wikler 


Joe Wikler

Joe Wikler
1963 graduation
from the Bridgton News

PORTLAND — Joseph Martin Wikler, 73, of Silver Spring, Md., and Harrison, died surrounded by family in Portland on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014.

Joe was a devoted husband to Madeline for 50 years, a loving father to Judy Rose (Noah Sensibar) and Karen (Matt Rademacher), and a proud grandfather to Elijah, Gabriel, Jonathan, and Kai. He is also survived by his sister Anne Mininberg.

A graduate of Yale and Yale Law School, he was a founding partner of The Rothschild Co. of Baltimore, and in retirement served on several boards, including The Oppenheimer Funds and the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore. Locally, Joe was an active supporter of the LEA, Deertrees Theatre, Bridgton Hospital, Gallery 302, and the local libraries. An avid tennis player, he enjoyed arranging matches on his home court, as well as participating in tournaments and events at the Bridgton Highlands Country Club. His family, friends, and tennis fans will all miss him.

Contributions in his memory may be made to The Amyloid Center at Boston University, 72 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118 (bu.edu/amyloid/donate), or to the charity of your choice.

A memorial service will be held in Maryland at a later date.

 

from the Washington Post

Joseph Martin Wikler, 73, of Silver Spring MD and Harrison, ME, died surrounded by family in Portland, ME on September 19, 2014. Joe was a devoted husband to Madeline for 50 years, a loving father to Judy Rose (Noah Sensibar) and Karen (Matt Rademacher) and a proud-grandfather to Elijah, Gabriel, Jonathan, and Kai. He is also survived by his sister Anne Mininberg.  

A graduate of Yale and Yale Law School, he was a founding partner of The Rothschild Co, Of Baltimore, and in retirement served on several boards, including The Oppenheimer Fund and the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore. His family, friends, and tennis fans will all miss him.  Contributions in his memory may be made to The Amyloid Center at Boston University, 72 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118, or to the charity of your choice.   A memorial service will be held at a later date,

 

from Madeline Wikler

Joseph Martin Wikler,  (Yale '63, Yale Law School, '66) died on Sept 19 in Portland, ME, where he had summered for the past 23 years. He was 73. Joe practiced law for only two years before following his passion for investment research, and taking the advice of one of his law school classmates that it was preferable " to be paid by the idea, rather than by the hour." 

 By the time he was in law school school Joe could be found in one of three places – the library studying, the gym working out, or the Bache office watching the tape (no CNBC yet). After several years in the Chief Counsel’s Office of the IRS, he decided to turn his avocation into a vocation and was hired as an entry level analyst with an advisory firm in DC. He stayed for 6 years, became a partner, and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He then left to join a start-up investment advisory firm, The Rothschild Co. of Baltimore, where he was Director of Research and eventually the Chief Investment Officer. Over the next 20 years the firm grew  and was then acquired by United Asset Management. Joe retired in 1994., although he continued working as an independent analyst.

 Joe was President of the Baltimore Security Analysts Society and well known in the Baltimore investment community. In retirement he joined the Board of Directors of the Fortis Mutual Funds. After Fortis was sold he was invited to board of The Oppenheimer Funds, where he was a director until his death.  He was also on the Board of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore. For the past ten years Joe sponsored a Case Competition  for business and finance majors at the University of MD,

 An active  weightlifter and tennis player, Joe was especially proud of his home court in Harrison, ME, where he enjoyed more than 20 years of competition and comraderie.

 He is survived by his wife Madeline (Brown '65), daughters Judy Rose Sensibar (Brown '90) and Karen Ruth Wikler (Brown '91), and four grandsons. Contributions in his memory may be made to The Amyloid Center at Boston University, 72 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118 (bu.edu/amyloid/donate), or to the charity of your choice.