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Bernard Louis
Tchorni
Jul 20, 1922 — Apr 29, 2014
Bernard L. Tchorni of Lawrenceville, known to all as "Bernie," passed away peacefully on April 29, 2014 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Born in Framingham, Massachusetts on July 20, 1922, Bernie grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University.
He served his country during World War II as a meteorologist in the Army-Air Corps. Following the war, Bernie spent his entire professional career at Educational Testing Service. He was a member of the Math Group developing the math section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, where he met his wife, Jacquelyn. They were reportedly the first ETS marriage. He had wide-ranging responsibilities throughout Operations, and once said that anything that anyone could complain about reported to him. Bernie retired in 1987 as Vice-President of Operations.
Bernie was predeceased by his son David. In addition to Jacquelyn, his wife of 64 years, he is survived by his daughter Ellen Lowenthal and her husband J., his grandchildren, Michael Tchorni and his wife Lia and Marvin and Aaron Lowenthal, his great-grandchild, Evan David Tchorni, and his daughter-in-law, Kathy Tchorni.
Services will be held Friday, May 2 nd , 11:00AM at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Ave., Princeton, followed by burial at Beth Israel Cemetery, Rt. 1 North, Woodbridge.
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