Jay M. Skolnick

Jay M. Skolnick, 83, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 5, 2025. 

Atty. Skolnick was a 1964 Graduate of Emory University and a 1967 Graduate of Cincinnati Law School.  Jay was licensed by the Supreme Court of Ohio to practice law and serve as counselor in 1967.  Jay was considered by his peers and partners to be the preeminent leader in his field.  When Jay took the Bar Exam in 1967, he received the 2nd highest score in the state of Ohio.  Jay was a longtime partner at Nadler Nadler & Burdman Law firm.  Jay was an avid golfer and longtime member at Squaw Creek country club where he played to a single digit handicap most of his golfing career.

He was preceded in death by his parents Louis and Irene Skolnick of Brooklyn, New York, his Daughter Susan M. Skolnick, and his longtime partner Carol J. Leavitt.  

Jay is survived by his wife Eleanor Gael Skolnick, his son Robert J. Skolnick, His grandchildren Nadia, Ben, Mackenzie, Alex, and Sydney, His sister Donna Hirsch Grossman, Nephew Andrew Hirsch, his brother Alan (Lynn), Nephews Mark and Phillip Skolnick.  

Jay was old school if ever there was such a thing.  He earned the nickname "Earl" by his close friends, because he was always Early.  Jay was an incredibly generous man who donated to multiple charities throughout the valley. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Friday, July 11th in Shriver Allison Courtley Weller King Funeral Home, where friends and family may visit from 10:30- 10:55am prior to the service in the Funeral Home.

Donations in Jay's memory may be made to Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

Professional arrangements are being handled by Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home
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