Harvey S. Gitlin, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of ESD Inc. and Chairman of Greenwald Industries, Dies at 87

Harvey S. Gitlin, the founder and chairman of ESD Inc. and chairman of Greenwald Industries, died May 7, the companies report.

AMBLER, Pa. — Harvey S. Gitlin, the founder and chairman of ESD Inc. and chairman of Greenwald Industries, died May 7, the companies report.

(Photo: Gitlin Family/Levine Funeral Home)

Synagogue services with interment at Laurel Hill West Cemetery were earlier today.

“Harvey left behind a legacy that has shaped the vended laundry industry and the companies he founded/acquired,” writes Doug Goldstein, vice president, in a bereavement notice. “Harvey Gitlin’s vision, dedication and passion were the driving forces that will continue unabated under the next generation of leadership.”

ESD and Greenwald, which both offer varied payment systems used in the laundry industry, will remain under the same family ownership and control through long-term careful planning, Goldstein adds.

Surviving Gitlin are his wife, Phyllis; daughters Michelle Goldstein and Amy Gitlin; sister Norma Jacobs; three grandchildren; and many other family members and friends.

Shiva will be today through Wednesday at the home of Doug and Michelle Goldstein, with services at 7 p.m. each evening.

Contributions in Gitlin’s memory may be made to: