Meet Sandy Grishman

Sanford Grishman was born in NYC on June 27, 1926 to Daisy and Irving Grishman. His brother Alan presently resides in Mexico. He is married to Marilyn Grishman and they have two adult children Alan Grishman and Allison Rosenbaum, plus lots of grandchildren. Both Alan and Allison attended Antilles School here on St. Thomas.

Sandy attended Staunton Military Academy in Virginia and received his business degree from New York University.

Sandy first got into the automobile sales and service business in Queens, NY. And after visiting St. Thomas on vacation several times in the early 1960s, He and Marilyn bought a vacation condo at Sapphire West. And in 1966 they moved here to open a Toyota dealership and bought what is known as the "Lambert Castle" on the East end of the island where they reside when here. He also opened a car rental business -- Mara U Drive. At about the same time, Sandy bought the building across from the West Indian Dock up the hill from the West Indian Company.

Sandy was inducted into The Rotary Club of St. Thomas on March 1, 1978 and has previously served as a Director on the Club’s Board. Over the years he has contributed extensively to the Club’s local and international projects. On July 9, 2015 Sandy was award a Paul Harris on behalf of The Rotary Club of St. Thomas in recognition of his years of service and dedication to Rotary. The Rotary Club of St. Thomas has been enriched by his 37 years as a Rotarian and look forward to more to come.

As Sandy was winding down his physical presence here, he sold much of his holdings to fellow Rotarian, Paul Davis. Until recently Sandy maintained an office with Paul. Nowadays, Sandy spends most of his time in Florida.