With great sadness we share that Allan Pekor, one of the founding members and first President of Temple Shaari Emeth, died on January 18, 2024. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Barbara Tinkler Pekor. Allan is survived by his daughters Carrie Pekor Jasper and Sarafaith Pekor (Daniel Saraceni), Marisa Tinkler Mendez (David Strom), Amy (Mark) Sawicki, and Bethanne Tinkler-O’Rourke (Kevin O’Rourke) as well as his former wife, Audrey Pekor. He was the grandfather of Zoe, Blair, Louis (Jori), Daniel (Isa), Sarah (Philip), Bobby, and Holly (Elliott); and great-grandfather of Tucker, Alina, Annie, and Izzy.
The funeral service will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach, Fl and online at Temple Beth Sholom immediately followed by entombment at Beth David Memorial Gardens, 3201 N. 72 nd Avenue, Hollywood, Fl.
The family will sit shiva at The Great House at Towers of Quayside, 5000 Towerside Terrace, Miami, Florida on Sunday, January 21, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a shiva minyan at 5:30 p.m.
