AJune 23 1986
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Monday, June 23, 1986
Isaac Ash, 98, a lawyer, amateur painter and chess enthusiast, died Saturday at his home in Center City.
He graduated from Central High School at 16 and the University of Pennsylvania law school in 1908. He was the oldest living graduate of Penn's law school.
He practiced law in Philadelphia all his life and also was active in real estate development in the city.
He retired more than 20 years ago.
Mr. Ash's interests were art and chess. He was the Pennsylvania state chess champion in the 1940s and played in international chess matches with Oxford University by cable for many years.
He was the chess editor of The Inquirer 30 years ago.
As an amateur painter, he had several one-man art shows and received second prize in the National Amateur Painter's contest held in 1954 at the Parke Bernet Gallery.
He is survived by a daughter, Marjorie Weinberg; a son, William, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
His wife was the late Margarite Gruenberg.
Services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Rosenberg's Raphael Sacks, 4720 N. Broad St. Interment will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Philadelphia.
