The Markow Family Tree

At age thirteen, Bertrum changed his name to Bert. AS. As Bert himself wrote, "I'm not sure as to the date of abbreviation of my birth name from Bertram to Bert. If memory serves me correctly it was on the occasion of my bar mitzva. I must have been 14..." (BS, April 16, 1996.) Bert provided his own birthdate, which brother Shirleigh associated with war parades and encampment. (SS). Bert had multiple marriages. The children listed all were from his first marriage and adopted. Speaking of his last marriage, to Britt, Bert wrote, Barney [Arnold Silverman] was best man ("He always was, you know" at non-church Virginia wedding to Britt. "I inherited three of Britt's children ... when we joined forces. Robert, now 40 was already married when we met. Debbie, a beautiful replica of her mother got hitched shortly after our celebration. And Mark (then 21), and a duplicate of Britt, rounds up the package. Mark housekeeps for us while were down south for the winter." (BS).

SILVERMAN BERT KAMENS SILVERMAN Devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2006 at the age of 91. He was born on October 27, 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland to Louis and Minerva Ester Kamens Silverman. Bert entered the U.S. Army in June 1944 and served as a Motion Picture Cameraman, Technician Fourth Grade, in Scotland, the Ardennes, Rhineland and through Central Europe. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European African Middle Theater Ribbon and the World War II Medal. Following his tour in the Army, Bert entered the advertising business in Washington, DC, an occupation he held until his retirement in 1990. He remained in the Washington area until relocating to West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a member and past Exalted Ruler of the Elks, Alexandria Lodge 758 in Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Britt Marie Eriksson who was born in Stockholm, Sweden and his children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.