Michael Stanley Lando
LANDO: Michael Stanley Lando, 82, passed away peacefully at home in the loving arms of his wife, Fran, daughter, Barbara Lando, and son, Yotam Ben-Artzi (formerly Jim Lando) on Feb. 7, 2023. Son of the late Jennie and Ithamar (Sumy) Lando and brother of the late Philip Lando, Michael is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 62 years, Fran Lando, Yotam (wife Leigh Winston), Barbara (husband Stephen Ziff) and grandchildren Samantha Winston (fiancé Alex Lehman), Daniel Lando of Brooklyn, New York, Lily and Sal Ziff of Vancouver, British Columbia, and many nieces and nephews. Michael graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School, the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Law School. He clerked for the Honorable Anne X. Alpern and was a partner at Berkman, Ruslander, Pohl, Lieber and Engel before purchasing Fairman Wallpaper from his in-laws, George and Ruth Fairman. He and Fran expanded the business into American Discount Wallcovering and eventually acquired Peerless Wallpaper and Blinds. Michael loved to cook and lived to eat good food whether it be from a roadside truck selling pork in Puerto Rico or from a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris. He planned vacations around the restaurants he wanted to eat at and the local foods he wanted to sample. He bit into life and kept chewing. Curiosity was a fundamental part of his being. He spent hours reading, studying and investigating his abiding interest in social justice and was undeterred from expressing his progressive views on civil rights, inequality, LGBTQ and women’s rights and Jewish/Palestinian dialogue. The family is grateful to his incredible caregiver, Marcie Carter, physical therapist, Tyler Ho, and for Gallagher’s Palliative Care and Hospice staff who all treated Mike with respect and kindness. In lieu of a “Double-Strength Hefty Bag to the Curb,” funeral services will be held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., 5509 Centre Avenue, Shadyside, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation one hour prior to services (1 – 2 p.m.). Masks are requested. Interment New Light Cemetery.Donations may be made to the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry or the American Civil Liberties Union. schugar.com PJC
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