Paul Weintraub, co-owner of Martin’s Aquarium, entrepreneur, and financial consultant, has died at 86
Paul Weintraub, 86, formerly of Philadelphia, innovative and entertaining co-owner of Martin’s Aquarium pet store, entrepreneur who also sold medicine for tropical fish and desert plants in supermarkets, and certified insurance and financial consultant, died Sunday, May 1, of lymphoma at the VITAS Inpatient Unit in Delray Beach, Fla. The family billed the pet superstore as the largest in the United States, and Mr. In 1983, after announcing a $300 reward for Norton, a rare Australian cockatoo that had gone missing from the Jenkintown store on Old York Road, he told the Daily News: “Norton would walk right up your arm and kiss you on the lips and do a little dance. He was invited onto the Mike Douglas Show to talk about sharks with actor Roy Scheider when the movie Jaws was released in 1975.
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In 1986, he called in the press when he discovered a two-headed turtle at the store. “My Dad was a warm person, deeply interested in others,” said his son, Ross. He became a certified insurance and financial consultant when the aquarium closed and retired for good in 2005. He was chairman of the Jenkintown Rotary membership committee, collected Japanese netsukes, grew orchids, liked word games, and followed Temple sports.
“I know that he took pride in me and cared about my well being,” Alan Weintraub said. “The through line of his life,” said his son, Dan, “was creativity, curiosity, and a passion for creatures. Donations in his name may be made to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 747 Third Ave.
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