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Phineas Richman was born on February 7, 1930. His early life unfolded during the Great Depression and the onset of World War II, eras that profoundly shaped American society. On November 26, 1961, when he was 31, Phineas married Barbara Minkus in Chicago, Illinois. Barbara, born in Chicago on February 19, 1939, would be his wife for 48 years.

Phineas and Barbara established their family in Chicago, a major Midwestern urban center. They had two children: Suzanne Robin, born in 1962, and Jerome Robert, born in 1965. Their family grew as Chicago navigated the social and economic developments of the latter half of the 20th century. Barbara, Phineas’s best friend, died on November 1, 2009, at the age of 70. Her graveside services, arranged by Chicago Jewish Funerals, took place on November 3, 2009, at Menorah Gardens Cemetery in Broadview, Illinois.

Phineas lived for more than a decade after Barbara’s death, passing away on March 9, 2022, at 92 years old. His burial followed, at Menorah Gardens in Broadview, Illinois, where Barbara was also interred. Through his children, Suzanne and Jerome, Phineas’s family line continued with grandchildren Samantha, Mary, Allyson, Haley, and Jennifer Rachel, securing his place in the ongoing narrative of the Richman family.