Felix "Ari" Landau

Felix “Ari” Landau, 77, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Elizabeth House in Henderson County.

Mr. Landau was born in Hof Saale, Germany to the late Felix Landau, Sr. and Ursula Landau.

Felix was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Colorado, his Master in Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado and his Juris Doctorate degree graduating cum Lade from Gonzaga University. He coached and taught high school History from 1970 to 1980. He was a Sole Practitioner in Family Law and Litigation from 1983 to 2009 and was Chief Commissioner in the U.S. Air Force Court of Military Review in 1987 where he had served as JAG Officer and Attorney from 1983-1987. He coached Track and Field and Cross Country from 1990 to 2000. He was proud when his team went to Junior Olympics. He had the honor of distributing medals at the Winter Special Olympics in 2008. He sponsored three children with World Vision from 2010 to 2015, volunteered with World Relief in Seattle, Washington from 2010 to 2012 and was a member of the Rotary Club in Bellevue, Washington in 2009.

Felix loved teaching. He was a DOCENT at the Arlington, Texas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Dallas Holocaust Museum. He was an OLLI Instructor at UNCA from 2015 to 2024 also teaching at Texas Christian University OLLI Program in 2015. He loved serving and teaching throughout his life. With his father being a holocaust survivor, Felix’s mission was teaching about the holocaust to ensure that it would never happen again.

He is survived by his partner, Kathy Buehner; three children, Erik Landau, Kristine Jagalur and Kelly Landau and two grandchildren, Hazel Landau and Rohan Jagalur.

A memorial service will be held at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Wednesday September 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the UNCA OLLI program; https://olliasheville.unca.edu/