Mr. Allan "Allie" Shapiro

Allan Donald Shapiro 93, born April 21, 1923 to September 20,2016 in North Adams, MA the son of Annie Kronick and Samuel Shapiro. Graduated Drury High School in 1941 and Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1945. In 1946 he was employed by the Department of Electrical Engineering at MIT for U.S. Army on the team that stabilized the cannon on military tanks. He returned to North Adams to work in the family business Shapiro Motors. Then opened Shapiro Chevrolet and added Oldsmobile and for 40 years the dealership was an employer of many jobs, sold cars to generations of families and provided new convertibles to the Fall Foliage Parades. He married Lorraine Sisselman in 1949 and at 35 years old designed and built the home they have lived in for 65 years. He enjoyed investing in commercial property and was the co-builder of Wheel Estates in North Adams. He was an advisor for the automotive department for the Charles McCann Technical School. He was an active member of Beth Israel Synagogue on Church St, North Adams and member of the North Adams Historical Society. He raised miniature horses, loved solving problems and in his later years invented several products and obtained a patent at a late age in home construction. Known for his jokes, fixing things, developing inventions was friendly to everyone who met him. He leaves his siblings Helen Maislen, Pittsfield, Lillian Glickman, North Adams and was predeceased by Rose Korn (Nat Korn), Stanley Shapiro (Sydelle Shapiro), Sheldon Shapiro (Sandra Shapiro). He leaves three children Martin and wife Kathy of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, Edward and wife Margaret of North Adams, and Amy Shapiro and deceased husband Peter Marsters of Ashfield, MA. He leaves six grandchildren Mathew Shapiro, Jeffrey Shapiro, Scott Shapiro, Rosie Marsters, Emma Marsters and Austin Sanders. Donations can be made to Hospice Care in the Berkshires. The funeral service will be held Thursday September 22, with grave sight service at 10am at Southview Cemetery, North Adams, followed by a memorial service at 11am at Congregational Beth Israel, Lois Avenue, North Adams followed by a meal of consolation at the synagogue. To leave a message of condolence for the Shapiro family go on line to www.paciorekfuneral.com.

Mr. Allan "Allie" Shapiro

April 21, 1923 - September 20, 2016