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Max Perchick, 99, management engineer

Max Perchick, 99, of Philadelphia, a management engineer for industry and with the U.S. Defense Department for many years, died Friday, Sept. 25, of respiratory failure at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

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Max Perchick, 99, of Philadelphia, a management engineer for industry and with the U.S. Defense Department for many years, died Friday, Sept. 25, of respiratory failure at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Born and reared in South Philadelphia, Mr. Perchick was a longtime resident of Center City. Starting in the 1970s, he lived along Benjamin Franklin Parkway. He moved to John F. Kennedy Boulevard in the early 2000s.

He attended Temple University at night and worked at the Defense Supply Center. He also worked in the private sector.

He married Yolanda Verna Perchick in 1957. The couple did not have children.

Together, they pursued an interest in the arts, especially classical music. They were members of the Opera Club of Philadelphia and regularly attended Philadelphia Orchestra concerts.

They read widely, and the grist of their readings fueled Mr. Perchick's contributions to various journals and newsletters, his family said in a tribute.

He loved photography. His pictures, which he entered in competitions, won awards. He wrote in photography journals on how to make unusual slides or prints and how to structure an audiovisual presentation.

He received awards for his work from the Photographic Society of America, the India International Council of Photography, and the Delaware Valley Photographic Council.

For 15 years, Mr. Perchick was editor of the newsletter of the Miniature Camera Club of Philadelphia.

He loved to write, contributing to the newsletters of the Park Towne Place Apartments and the Kennedy House, where he lived.

His wife died in 2009. He is survived by 22 nieces and nephews.

Burial on Saturday, Oct. 3, is private. At his request, no other services are planned.

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