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Kurt David Steiner, who fled Nazi Germany at the age of 10 and served as the chief financial officer of the City of New Orleans during the Sidney Barthelemy administration, died on March 25. He was 82.<\/p>\n
A certified public accountant, Steiner was also for many years the managing partner of the New Orleans office of Grant Thornton, one of the largest of accounting firms in the nation.<\/p>\n
Born in Kitzingen, Germany on April 9, 1931, Steiner was only seven years old when his father was arrested on Kristallnacht and incarcerated at Dachau concentration camp for nine months. Following his father’s release, Steiner fled the country with his mother, arriving in America in 1941. His father eventually joined his family in Cincinnati, Ohio. Most of the other members of their extended family did not survive the Holocaust.<\/p>\n
Growing up in Cincinnati, Steiner graduated from the University of Cincinnati and began his work as a certified public accountant. He met and married his \u00a0wife of 56 years, Joyce Skolnek, while working as a linen salesman. Eventually, they moved to New Orleans and enjoyed their adopted city for most of the remainder of their lives.<\/p>\n
Known for his quick wit, Steiner thrived in the climate of politics and was the city CFO from 1986-1989. He enjoyed playing tennis and was a constant player at the Hilton Hotel Riverside. He also was an avid yachtsman, often seen boating on Lake Pontchartrain.<\/p>\n
Even though their Lake Terrace home was unscathed by storm or floodwaters associated with Hurricane Katrina, the Steiners did not want to live in fear of another brutal storm. They sold their home and opted to move to Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
Steiner was a longtime member of Congregation Beth Israel in New Orleans and, more recently, became associated with Agudis Achim in Austin. He served as a board member of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans.<\/p>\n
Pre-deceased by his wife, Steiner is survived by his son, Dr. Rodney Bruce Steiner (Jane), and daughter, Marci Steiner Dell of Austin, and eight grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Steiner was buried in an adjacent plot with his wife in Austin. In lieu of flowers, memorials are encouraged to be sent to favorite charities. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.<\/p>\n