The latest medication, a daily injection of Copaxone, appears to be working.The Rubins have been turning over their business to their three children over the past few years, and spend most of the winter at their second home in Florida.
We’re their parents. Over the years, he and his wife lived in Randolph and Sharon.The Rubins had three children and were in their 40s when they launched Bernie & Phyl’s in 1983, in Quincy.
they have become icons of the furniture world.
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“There’s a lot of ups and downs in life. After the furniture store went out of business, Bernie Rubin decided to get into the retail side of the industry himself. It was hard work for anyone, and for Phyl, it could be grueling. A few weeks later, Bryant asked if the MS Society could honor Phyl at this year’s gala.“Phyl is so inspirational,’’ Bryant said.
Bernie and Phyl appear less often in the commercials, though the transition hasn’t been easy.“It was more or less my baby,’’ Phyl said of reducing her role at the company. Bernie's, the Enfield-based electronics and appliance chain, filed for bankruptcy Thursday and plans to go out of business by the end of February..
So now we’re bringing the next generation in who may relate to them.”Larry and Rob are the third generation of Rubin men in the business. “Both have been in it for most of their adult life. “The fact that people liked them and trusted them was probably one of the most important factors in their success.”As the company expanded, the couple’s three children joined the business. Bernie And Phyls Furniture Cons: Failure to deliver on promise, Lack of ethics.
That’s an enriching experience for them,” said Houpt, who added that Mr. Rubin “was a special guy.”For Mr. Rubin, sharing his good fortune with others was important.“We are the luckiest people,” he told The Boston Globe Information was not immediately available regarding a service for Mr. Rubin, who in addition to his wife and three children leaves 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.With a gift for friendship and a love sports, particularly baseball, Mr. Rubin and a companion at a game “could easily fill all nine innings with conversation,” Fine said.
We want to sell furniture, we want to promote our furniture store.’’Even as Phyl saw public figures like Ann Romney, wife of former governor Mitt Romney, come forward and talk about their struggle with multiple sclerosis, Phyl wasn’t ready.
“But it’s a horrible disease, and I want to help people and find a cure.’’Bernie, who sat quietly on the couch for most of the interview, could not contain himself any longer, bursting out with admiration for his wife and gushing about the joyous life they have shared.“We are the luckiest people,’’ Bernie said. I don’t think there’s anything more a father can do.”Along with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mr. Rubin and his wife supported causes and agencies such as the Pine Street Inn, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, and the Home for Little Wanderers.In addition to their financial contributions, they provided furniture for Roxbury Village — transitional housing the Home for Little Wanderers runs for young adults aging out of foster care, said Rick Houpt, the agency’s manager of corporate relations.And Mr. Rubin periodically hosted up to 20 children at Fenway Park for baseball game outings known as Bernie’s Baseball Buddies.These are kids who don’t get to go to Fenway ever.