RODNEY GREEN

GREEN RODNEY H. A banker and mortgage finance consultant, died on October 11th, 2021 at his home in Philadelphia. He was 95. Green was born in Philadelphia in 1926, the younger son of Samuel A. Green, who was the founder of First Federal Savings and Loan, and Theresa (Traub) Green. His older brother, Daniel B. Green, later transformed First Federal into Firstrust, the regional bank. Originally trained as an optometrist, Green joined First Federal in 1961. Throughout his career there, and afterward as a private consultant, he focused on home loans, affordable housing, and work on behalf of the homeless. He is survived by his wife, Jaqueline (Jackie) Nathan Green; his sons, Anthony (Mary Coyne) and Jesse (Andrew Mirer); and four grandchildren, Aviva, Max, Erez, and Lucas. He is also survived by Jackie's children, Janine (Michael) Pawlowsky and Marc (Cathy) Nathan and her 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Sally Swartz Green, a therapist and faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, who died in 2001. Together, they were founders and longtime members of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, in Wynnewood. Services will be private. Donations in Rodney Green's honor may be made to Project Home, www.projecthome.org. www.goldsteinsfuneral.com