Reuben The Tailor

Today I turned in the keys to my husband’s tailor shop, Reuben the Tailor. My husband was the owner/master tailor for 38 years, since the passing of his father Reuben, the original owner of Reuben the Tailor. Reuben opened his tailor shop in 1954.

My husband will be truly missed by myself, his children, his grandchildren , his sister, his brother and his entire family.

Dennis truly was a very talented tailor. It often amazed me when he would show me some of the work he had completed…whether it was taking apart a suit and totally making it two sizes smaller or working on a wedding dress. This truly is a talent that you are born with.

I would like to take this time to thank his loyal customers. Dennis’ customers became more than just his customers. They became friends and part of his life. He always took the time and made the time to chat with his customers/friends. It is amazing to me, after speaking with so many of his customers, after he passed away, at how much of his life and our life together that they knew.…Whether it was a trip he and I had taken or whether it was about one of our children or grandchildren to the point where they even knew the names.

He will live on forever in our hearts.

Thank you. Debbie.

I have lost my husband and my best friend. The absolute love of my life. My heart is broken but I feel truly blessed that he was part of my life. Dennis truly was a family man. He lived for his family.
He loved being a tailor. It was his world. He was an absolute amazing Tailor. A master at his craft.
He met so many wonderful people through the years And developed several friendships as well.
My family and I wish to thank everyone for their loyalty as well as their friendships with my husband.
Thank you everyone.

Obituary for Dennis M. Lebow at Fall River Chapel Dennis M. Lebow, 62, of Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on August 6, 2021 with his wife and children by his side. He was the beloved husband of Debra A. Lebow for 20 years. Dennis was a son of the late Reuben and Gerda Lebow. He was the owner

In a cluttered shop on Fall River's Rock Street, hunched over a buzzing sewing machine, sixtysomething Dennis Lebow practices the same exacting craft his dad did, under the same name — for lawyers and accountants, brides and grooms, anybody from "all walks of life" who needs to look sharp for work or a special occasion.

"This is a judge's robe right here," says Reuben The Tailor as he pulls the garment from the back of a chair to clear some space for us. Minutes later, a customer comes in to pick up a dozen uniform tops, and they talk for a minute. Lebow offers discounts to first responders, postal workers, and others. In a vanishing trade, he attributes nearly seven decades of success to skill, availability, and personal service. He takes pride in giving back to those who provide a service to the public.

"That's why I approached Southcoast Health, to give their employees a perk," he says. "And this was even a number of years before I got sick and they saved my life."

Lebow tells the story this way: He had been getting dizzy more and more often, suffering spells so severe that the room would spin and he'd have to sit down, focusing on a fixed point. Nausea. Coughing. Even when the feeling subsided, he would perspire so heavily "you could wring the sweat out of your shirt." In March of 2017, after a particularly tough morning that had his family and customers concerned, he decided to hang up the CLOSED sign and ask his wife to drive him to Charlton Memorial.

He collapsed in the parking lot.

"Next thing I know, they're rushing me in, and my wife is telling them I'm having trouble breathing," Lebow says. "She's thinking it's just pneumonia, but the staff is asking her to wait outside the room and get the family together. And she goes 'What are you talking about?' And they said 'It's his heart.' I'm semiconscious now, and they're sending my adult kids into the room one by one."

After being stabilized, examined, and tested, Lebow underwent a cardiac catheterization and was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia and dilated cardiomyopathy. An ablation was performed, and a cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted under the direction of Physician-in-Chief Dr. Peter Cohn and cardiologist and electrophysiologist Dr. Arnoldas Giedrimas. Within weeks, he was feeling better than he had in years.

"When my wife picked me up, I turned around, looked at the hospital, and said thank you," Lebow says. "Thank you especially to Dr. Cohn and Dr. Giedrimas; thank you to the nurses; thank you to the staff. The care was phenomenal. I would have been dead by late afternoon. When you're in that situation, you kiss the ground and thank God there's a hospital right down the street that is second to none."

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Stay safe everyone !