Jack B. Katz, 67, of Philadelphia, longtime attorney, workers’ rights advocate, and tireless food bank volunteer, died Sunday, Feb. 26, of acute respiratory distress at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
He used humor, music, and an innate sense of camaraderie to put people at ease and make them feel welcomed and accepted. “People were attracted to his humor, his cheer, his kindness,” his family said. Mr. Katz loved music, and he made it a soundtrack to his everyday life. He was known to play songs by Hall and Oates and other favorite musicians as he cruised around town in his convertible, and he often set up speakers at food distribution sites to entertain visitors and staff.
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