Mr. Herb & Mrs. Gloria Spivack

Mr. Herb Spivack was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended the English High School. He then attended MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received a joint Bachelors/Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mrs. Gloria (Richmond) Spivack, also of Boston, attended the Girls’ Latin Middle School and Boston University School of Music under the tutorage of Mr. Jules Wolfers, where she trained to become a concert pianist. Mr. and Mrs. Spivack were married in 1951 and recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

After Mr. Spivack served for two years in the army, he and his wife moved to the Providence area, where he worked as Research Director of the Aerovox Company. Shortly thereafter, he founded Metachem Resins Corporation, the Mereco Products Division. This year, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Spivack have both served on a lengthy list of local and national organizations. In addition, Mr. Spivack has published many important publications for the chemical industry. For many years, the Spivack family has been most supportive of Providence Hebrew Day School, where their children graduated.