Fran Drescher Instagram – Morty Drescher “My beloved father Morty, passed away gently in his sleep in the early hours of Mar 20th surrounded by my mother and I. Alhough he was 94.5 , it still feels untenable how permanent the loss of this great man is. He leaves behind his bride Sylvia, of 71 wonderful years of marriage and two adoring daughters, my sister Nadine and I. His values were always in the right place. He honored and respected everyone equally. He understood the important things in this life, love of family, simple pleasures and living in gratitude. He passed these values onto his children and lived an exemplary life. Always, the life of the party, he was funny and smart. Known within our circles of family and friends to always recite Casey At The Bat, one of his favorite poem. He was also a wonderful actor who made several appearances on The Nanny and The Rosie O’Donnel Show. He loved sports of all kinds and I was happy to take him to a Super Bowl, a US Tennis Open and the Kentucky Derby. Golf and swimming was his favorite things to do in retirement. He was a good friend to many people both at work and within his community. He was an amazing father who taught my sister and I to swim, ride a bicycle and drive a car. He was the best husband to my mom and remained madly in love with her until his last breath. He was so very proud of both his daughters accomplishments. My sister who raised two daughters of her own while achieving her doctrine in nursing. And a systems analyst, I inherited his analytical mind which I referenced throughout my leadership as sag-aftra president, especially during the strike. I am so happy he got to see me not only achieve success as an actor but even more important as a labor leader because doing volunteer work on behalf of the greater good was the ethics by which he raised me. If there is a heaven, he’s there now because he lived purely, honestly and lovingly. “