Ira grew up in the Bronx in New York. His household included his grandmother, Tanya, his parents, Mae and Morris, his brothers Harold and Philip, and his uncle Irving. In 1986, Ira married Debra Dolsberry and three years later their daughter Laura graced their lives.

Mae and Morris           Ira and Morris                 Ira at Camp

Ira and his mother, Mae              High School Graduation

Ira and his grandmother, Tanya

Ira does have a face under all that hair!

Morris, Mae, Ira, Debra, Chris, Irving    Laura and Tanya    Ira, Laura,                                                                                            Tanya, Mae