A selfie Roy Nierenberg took using his computer last year.Roy Nierenberg was a realist who always saw a silver lining. He died on Jan. 24.
Born in New York to Gerard I. Nierenberg and Juliet Low Nierenberg, Roy was known for his kindness, a genuine interest in everyone he met, deep curiosity and an irrepressibly positive attitude toward the world.
Roy received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an master’s in economics from George Washington University.
Roy worked as a lawyer for the federal government in Washington D.C. for 10 years, in positions including the White House Council on Wage and Price Stability and as an attorney for the US Postal Service and the Federal Power Commission. In 1983 he founded Experience In Software in Berkeley to develop interactive project management software.
Roy sang in the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, was on the board of the Berkeley-Sakai Foundation and was an active member of the Huntington’s disease community.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 2, at Fernwood Cemetery, 301 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley.
Roy is survived by his wife, Mimi Sheiner, children Jovia Nierenberg, and her partner JohnRey Hassan, and Zeke Nierenberg and his wife, Claire Niederberger, grandchildren Arthur and Eli Nierenberg, brothers Roger Nierenberg and George T. Nierenberg, and many nieces and nephews.
Donations in Roy’s name may be made to Cure Huntington’s Disease Initiative (CHDI), The Huntington’s Disease Society of America, The Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, The Berkeley–Sakai Association, or the political movements Contest Every Race, or Movement Labs.
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