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I was saddened to learn of Stan’s passingJ. He was not only a cherished friend but also an inspiring member of our community. His Jewish values, faith, dedication, and kindness touched everyone he met.

Stan had a remarkable way of integrating righteousness into daily life, always exemplifying the values of compassion, humility, and respect. He sought derech eretz in every opportunity.

The lights in our community and in Jerusalem are burning dimmer today. May his memory continue to be a source of blessing, strength, and inspiration to all who knew and loved him.

There is now an empty seat and the world awaits when the 36th will appear.

זכר צדיק לברכה. יהי זכרו ברוך לנצח.

Bruce Arbit

We are deeply saddened by the passing of
our dear friend, Stan. He was an inspiration
to our community. He was always involved in
acts of chesed and generosity.
Our love and prayers are with his family..
Jane&Rick

Jane, Rick Marcus

Stan was my mentor, friend and partner for the past 20 years, ever since he was instrumental in my joining Foley & Lardner. As our Managing Partner for 25 years, he guided the Firm, and its lawyers, with a steady hand and an unwavering moral compass. Whenever we questioned the "right" way to behave-- whenever we struggled with what was in the best interests of the Firm-- Stan was the person to whom we turned for guidance. His was the voice of reason, and the voice of ethical behavior, strongly influenced (but not overwhelmed) by his deep religious upbringing. Shortly after I joined the Firm and became a member of its Management Committee, a meeting was set to be held in Orlando on the first night of Hanukkah. Stan called me and said he would be bringing his own menorah and candles, and asked me to join him for candlelighting; I said I had an even better idea-- that we should share the holiday with all our Management Committee members, and use the opportunity to tell the deeper story and meaning of Hanukkah with our partners. So we did just that-- in the living room of the home of our partner Ed Baxa, who opened his home to us for dinner, reflection, and warmth. It was an evening I will never forget-- it told me so much about this Firm I had just joined, and the extraordinary man who was its Managing Partner.

Over the years, Stan and I talked often; I sought his counsel on innumerable occasions. We argued about issues impacting the Firm, but always with great, mutual respect. When I had my own medical issues, Stan was always the first to reach out to wish me well and ask how I was doing. On his part, Stan was intensely private; he never wanted to burden others with his own struggles. I tried to be as good a friend to him as he was to me, and to so many of us at the Firm. I last saw him this past Tuesday in Chicago; we joked, we talked, we shared what we had each been doing-- we even reflected on the wisdom of Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav, and his admonition that the whole world is a narrow bridge, and the important thing is to not be afraid. We talked about how that applied to so much of our lives, whether it was a challenging legal issue, or how we approached the prospect of retirement, or confronting personal challenges. I never dreamt it would be so applicable to Stan, so soon.

Foley is a better Firm for all of Stan's many contributions; and I am a better person for having been Stan's partner and friend. We all will miss him very, very much. May his memory be a blessing for al of us who knew him and loved him.

Peter Wang

I as saddened by the passing of Stan Jaspan. It came as such a surprise and shock as I had been meeting with him and a client recently. He was a great lawyer his administration of the firm was well done and of great help. He had the right touch in dealing with people. He will be hard to replace. I always enjoyed by interaction with him and our conversation on a variety of subjects
Jere D. McGaffey

Jere McGaffey

Stan always seemed to me like the conscience of the firm, and we were all better for it.

Paul Bargren

I was shocked to hear of Stan's death. What a great loss to his family, to his friends, to Foley.

I worked with Stan in the Labor and Employment Group from the time he joined Foley as a summer associate until I retired, shortly after he became Managing Partner. Stan was a great lawyer and skilled labor negotiator. I always valued his insights when we discussed complex cases. He was, of course, very intelligent, but he also had a great feel for people and a generous heart.

After my retirement, we met over the years for breakfast from time to time, and it was always easy and rewarding to be with him again. The last time we met was just last month.

I am grateful for our enduring friendship, and I will miss Stan very much.

Jack Brahm

When I heard of Stan’s passing, I was stunned and overwhelmed with sadness.

Stan was a great lawyer, an amazing person and, accordingly, a fantastic Managing Partner of our firm— with excellent judgment and an unfailing compass to do the right thing and to put the firm’s interests before his own and any individual partner or group of partners. Stan served as the consiglieri, institutional memory, and oracle of the firm’s leaders and its attorneys. There wasn’t an aspect of Foley’s activities that Stan’s omnipresent judgment and wisdom did not touch. One of the best things about Stan was that while very principled and charged with applying and enforcing various guidelines and making difficult judgments, he did so without losing sight of the Firm’s and his own personal values.

While Stan made some hard decisions, he was a kind and compassionate person. Stan cared immensely about the firm’s attorneys and provided guidance and advice to many, and certainly to me, on a number of career issues and my very recent retirement from the firm. He will be sorely missed ad his values and work I know will live on.

Jay Varon

I worked with Stan for many years in his capacity as managing partner of Foley & Lardner. He had a talent for balancing practical concerns with wisdom and compassion. He cared deeply about the firm and the people in it. May his memory be a blessing. BDE.

Tami Smason

Simply said, Stan was among the finest persons I have ever known. We joined Foley together in the class of 1971. It became quickly obvious that he would excel, and he did in all ways that really matter. He was an exceptional colleague and friend. I am hoping that my sadness over his passing will soon be eased by an even deeper appreciation for the legacies of kindness, generosity and principled leadership that he leaves.

Rick Weiss

I will be forever grateful for the opportunity I had to work with Stan, a true giant in the profession in Wisconsin and beyond. Stan gave me the opportunity to join the labor & Employment group, and this sent me down the path of a highly satisfying career. I admired him too because as much as he loved the practice of law and Foley & Lardner in particular,, I could tell that he loved Phyllis and their children much more. Rest in peace, Stan.

Bud Bobber

I first worked with Stan when he was head of the Labor and Employment group and later for many years in his capacity as Foley Managing Partner. Stan was a great man and a really good friend. I valued his keen mind as applied to problems we confronted. However the thing I valued most about Stan was what a kind, honest and thoughtful man he was. Even as we dealt with some very difficult issues, Stan always acted with the highest ethics and remembered to treat everyone involved with dignity, compassion and respect. I learned so much from Stan. He was a mensch in every sense of the word. I will miss him as I know his family and everyone in the Firm will. May his memory be a blessing.

Sam Hoffman

I was so touched by this wonderful man who I never had the zchus to meet. He reached out and helped us despite we had never met before. What a wonderful person with a big heart. May he have a lichtigen gan eden and tchias hamaisim! Yehi zichro boruch

Esther Wilner

I had the honor and privilege to work with Stan for several years. Others have eloquently captured the many admirable aspects of his character. I will offer one that I found particularly unique. Stan often was tasked with communicating difficult decisions. Most of the time he was able to wisely guide us to decisions that were aligned with his thinking. However, when he could not, and he had to be the messenger, he did not blame anyone else, seek the separate himself , or give any hint that he disagreed, even if he was originally the strongest advocate in the room for a contrary decision. That is character. He was a blessing and we will miss him. Peace and condolences.

John Birmingham

For those of us who enjoyed law firm management, i.e. practicing psychiatry without a license, Stan was an icon. His mixture of intelligence, good humor, and steadfastness, were just what was required. We were better off for his presence and shall miss his absence. My condolences.

Jim Bierman

May Stan's memory be a blessing to all those he knew.!

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

By his life, Stan showed all of us what is good: "To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

It was an honor to have known Stan.

To Phyllis and their family, shalom. May your grief be eased by knowing that Stan's love lives on through you and all who knew him. We will keep you in our prayers.

Judy and Fred Feldkamp

Frederick Feldkamp

May Stan's memory always serve as a source of strength and comfort for the entre family and community.

Benny and Deena Berkowitz

I worked with Stan over a number of years at Foley - particularly including my time on the management and compensation committees as well as working with him concerning the firm's efforts regarding diversity, equity and inclusion. I learned so much from Stan and was always impressed with his willingness to be open, to learn from others' experience and to have a principled response to extremely difficult situations (always keeping in mind the humanity of those involved and a sincere effort to ensure kindness). Stan was frequently challenging with a glint in his eye eager to have a robust but respectful discussion. I am saddened at the loss of my partner and mentor and just a very good man. Rest in peace Stan.

Eileen Ridley

What a shocking and terrible loss.
May his memory be for a blessing.

Sue Schwartz

Please accept my heartfelt condolences to the entire family. Stan was a wonderfully devoted family man, businessman, friend & mentor to many. Whenever I think of him, the description “lovely” comes to mind. Such an amazingly kind and special human being. May his family take comfort in the beautiful memories they have of him and the legacy he leaves behind.
Cathy Brimm Singer

Cathy Brimm Singer

I am blessed to have known and worked with Stan over the past 18 years. He enriched my life through his teaching, mentoring, managing, leading and challenging in all of our work together. He was such a wonderful person, leading by example with kindness but also with a principled direction at the same time. He was not only brilliant, but a strategist with a clear view of the future shaped by his principles, experiences and humility. I recently had the privilege to work alongside Stan on two of our law firm committees, one of which required long days and nights for weeks at a time. It was a challenge to keep up with Stan who seemed to be capable of working 24 hours a day at the highest levels of intellect and thoughtful analysis. Through that work, I had the opportunity to learn even more about Stan and his gifts for coaching, teaching, and mentoring. Thank you Stan for being the best and for always sharing your talents selflessly and with grace. You will be dearly missed, but your teachings and legacy will live on through all of the people you have touched in your incredible career. Thank you for the guidance you have instilled in us, which we will forever access by asking the simple question: what would Stan do?

Jeff Blease

It is indescribable to express my inordinate amount of grief and sorrow upon learning of the passing of my dear cousin and good friend, Stanley Jaspan. Stanley was the patriarch of a wonderful, religious, respectful and successful family of children, several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Through Stanley’s intelligence, insight and friendship, he was the “rock” of his family and the extended collective Jaspan Family, which includes my family.

Stanley was truly dedicated to the precepts of Judaism as he lived his life observing the laws of the Torah, Mitzvahs and Derech Eretz.

Despite Stanley’s prominence and success as an attorney, he lived a life of modesty and humility. He was also very charitable and he never turned away an individual or an organization that was in need.

I can continue my personal reflections by describing a lifetime of fond personal memories with my dear Cousin Stanley.

But I will conclude with the words of the scriptures: Let the memory of Stanley Jaspan be a Mitzvah for all whose lives he touched in a very special way.

Michael Jaspan

I was deeply saddened to learn of Stan’s passing. He was a man of extraordinary intelligence, kindness and ability. He was one of Wisconsin’s finest citizens. Like so many I valued his friendship and professional guidance at Foley. I send my condolences to his family.

Jim Doyle

So sorry for your loss. He leaves behind a beautiful legacy that will carry on his hopes, dreams and ideals. May his Neshama have an Aliyah and be at peace.

Debra Hartman

I have had the privilege of working directly with Stan for over the last ten years, most of that on a daily and usually more than daily basis. And yet I have been struggling to find the right words to express my thoughts and feelings about Stan without being too wordy or obvious as I can hear in my head Stan saying “will you get to the point”. But then he’d chuckle and patiently let me get on with my question or thought.

Stan was my mentor who taught me virtually all I know about law firm management (but not nearly as much as he knew), my leader, my friend, my partner, my colleague, and a big part of why being associated with this great Firm has been so rewarding to me personally. He encouraged me to do my best, to use my judgement rather than try to guess what answer he wanted (although he was not afraid to correct me), to work hard but not too hard as he would remind me, and to balance what’s right for the firm and its people.

One of my favorite Stan stories is one that exemplifies both his spirit and his humor. Stan loved a good debate, and I feel that he sometimes wished he’d get more of them. During a compensation meeting, I decided to debate Stan early in the day on an issue. Not only was Stan not persuaded after much back and forth, but he continued to harp on it throughout the day as he often did as he wanted it to be clear that he won the argument. I kept going back with more arguments, and Stan kept swatting them away. Then I raised a new argument, to which Stan said: “You’ve finally stumbled upon a decent argument. I’m still not persuaded but congratulations for stumbling on it”. I think that was Stan’s way of saying that he was proud of me that day, but that he nonetheless won the point!

As we heard at Stan's service, Stan was the patriarch of the Jaspan family. Stan also was the patriarch of Foley & Lardner. He understood and respected our past and at the same time guided the firm in the present, and pushed us all to continue to drive the firm forward for the future while protecting its special culture. He is simply irreplaceable.

I am a far better person having had Stan be part of my life, for which I am humbled and grateful. I will miss him terribly.

I recently thanked Stan for all of his mentorship. In Stan fashion, he said "no, thank you Steve". And as I believe that he's reading this, I'll take this one opportunity to win one point with Stan - thank you Stan.

Steve Vazquez

I do not know that I have felt as profound a loss as when I learned of Stan's passing, other than when my father-in-law passed recently. I think this is because, Stan was family to me. Stan was a confidant, mentor, friend and someone to whom I regularly turned for both professional and personal guidance. I will very, very much miss the opportunities of simply picking up the phone and calling him for his wisdom, honesty and measured suggestions and advice.

I think one of the greatest indicators of the impact an individual has upon us is emulation ("Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” ― Oscar Wilde). I have often hoped to emulate Stan and the manner in which he treated everyone with whom he engaged. I try to treat everyone with the same respect, the same lack of judgment, and the same honesty and support as Stan had done. If I am able to achieve this at one-tenth the level Stan did, it would be an amazing accomplishment - and, I promise to always strive to do so. That is what Stan taught (at least to me).

Mensch does not adequately describe my view of Stan, and I know that his impact on others has been just as profound as it has been on me. I will miss Stan terribly, but feel so unbelievably fortunate to have had the opportunity to know him, to have received guidance and support from him, and to have been part of the world in which he participated.

And, for me - I know that Stan's memory will always be a blessing. זיכרונו לברכה

Dan Kaplan

When the Boston Office joined Foley & Lardner in 2005, a number of people said that we would be pleased with the collaboration, because Foley embodied "decent Midwest values." At the time, I was privately skeptical -- because I thought there were people with good values everywhere. In the weeks that followed, however, I came to understand that there really was something special about the origins and culture of the Firm -- but somewhat surprisingly, the person who most clearly embodied those values was a Jewish man born in the Bronx: Stan Jaspan. Of the many people I have had the pleasure to work with at Foley, the most decent, compassionate, far-sighted, and wise person has been Stan.

I had the privilege of working side-by-side with Stan for six years as department chair, and then another six years on the Management Committee. What always impressed me was Stan's deep concern about Foley's people. Many times he surprised me by taking a softer, more understanding approach to a knotty problem that had worked up all of us (or at least me). He deeply understood people's foibles and flaws, and although he didn't sugar-coat them, he always sought to help the person find their own way to a fair and compassionate solution.

Stan was truly Foley's North Star. His values and beliefs run deep in every corner of the Firm. I am so glad I was able to thank him for his 25 years as Managing Partner at the dinner we attended shortly before his untimely death -- although my brief remarks to him, in retrospect, were not enough. I will sorely miss him.

Michael Tuteur

Stan has had such an impact on the firm overall and on me personally. His judgment is unmatched in my years of being on the Foley team. He continuously demonstrated a level of leadership, during ebbs and flows, that pushed the firm forward and helped so many of us individually. He was the definition around which we speak of stewardship of the firm. His real measure was not just as to the overall firm but how much he truly cared about each of us, putting us ahead of himself.

I have a tremendous sense of respect, appreciation, and admiration of Stan’s combined intellect and interpersonal skills that he used to help the firm achieve new heights during his tenure. I have so many memories of working closely with Stan on tough and complex issues, always coming away with appreciating how much he listened and helped lead us to the best possible decision by providing amazing insights, yet without imposing that decision on us. I’ll miss you dearly Stan and will do my best to carry forward all that you taught me over our years together.

Pavan Agarwal

How fortunate I was to have the office three doors down from Stan's when I arrived as an new associate at Foley & Lardner in 2003. He was such kind, humble, funny, and ethical human being. I grew to admire him greatly in my short time at Foley, and when I left the firm to become a Foreign Service Officer, he was the first to congratulate me and wish me all the best. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. May his memory always be a blessing.

Shannon Farrell