His was a true life Horatio Alger-type success story in the finest American tradition. Maurice Warshaw was born in 1898 in Dubossar. Russia. He left his native land at age B and launched his business career in Salt Lake City selling fruit and vegetables from a pushcart early in the 1920s. Eventually, Warshaw founded one of the largest retail drug and general merchandise chains in the Intermountain West, became a millionaire, and along the way established himself as a generous human being interested in the welfare of his state and nation. He died Jan. 5, 1979 in Salt Lake City – but his story and influence live on. Warshaw wanted to return “some of the goodness” Utahns and Americans elsewhere gave him through his struggling years. His will. made public last week, revealed allocation of nearly $1 million from his estate to charities. In his lifetime, he had been a generous contributor to welfare and humanitarian programs. In death. the policy is extended. His personal leadership in such movements was well known during his career. For example he’d served as president of the Utah Society for the Physically Handicapped. chairman of the U.S. Rehabilitation Advisory Committee. and member of the National Commission of the U. N.’s UNICEF program. In 1974, Warshaw was recipient of a Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee. Sometimes in the crush of world events and the struggles with economic and other problems. we tend to overlook the warmth and generosity of people around us. And with those who “make it big,” so to speak, by the efficient use of their talents and resources. it’s easy to forget the contribution they make in providing jobs, payrolls. services and opportunities. not to mention the leadership many of them give as citizens. The Herald takes this opportunity to salute the Maurice Warshaws in our society.