District Judge Donald Nasshorn, 61, Known for His Humor, Loved Food and His Family

From www.goldsteinsfuneral.com:

The Honorable Donald Nasshorn - husband, father, judge, friend, and coach - died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, after a battle with brain cancer. He was 61.

Don was born March 24, 1953, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to David and Lillian Nasshorn. He grew up in Bayside, Queens, attended Hartford University and graduated from Delaware Law School in 1979.

Don was proud to serve his community as district judge from 1987 through 2014, and to help community members in need through his longtime work with the Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.

Don was a man of many interests. He loved his family, was the most loyal fan of the Columbia Women’s Soccer team as he cheered on his daughter Courtney, and was extremely proud to have sworn in his daughter Lindsay as an attorney in Pennsylvania.

Always a jokester, you knew you were cemented in his good graces when he made you the target of a joke or prank. He could often be found at Philadelphia sports games, standing by the ocean in Margate, skiing the Rocky Mountains, or scuba diving any body of water in the world with sharks of ship wrecks.

A constant throughout his life was his great appreciation for food; he was always thrilled to celebrate any occasion with a good steak and a black and white cookie. What Don cherished most about all of these activities was sharing the fun with his friends and family.

He was a warm, generous, and meticulous man, who loved children and was quick to entertain them with his Donald Duck voice. He is perhaps best known in his social circles for being the ‘Gooseboss’ as he founded and led GOOSE - an obstreperous annual ski trip which began over 25 years ago, later expanding to an annual scuba trip, and included more than 150 ‘guys’ and thousands of hats and t-shirts.

Don leaves behind his wife, Patricia; his daughters, Lindsay and Courtney; his son-in-law, Seth Horwitz; as well as many, many friends and extended family. He will be greatly missed by all.

Contributions in his name may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.