Heinz Steinitz
Three sons were born to Heinz Steinitz and Dr. Ruth Steinitz. Each turned to sciences: Raphael Steinitz, an astrophysicist, is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheba; Gideon Steinitz, a senior geologist, was the former Head of the Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem; and Benjamin Steinitz, a plant scientist retired as a senior research scientist in the fields of plant physiology and horticulture at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion.
John F. R. Seitz
Major General John F. R. "Jeff" Seitz retired from the United States Army in April 1966.Jeff Seitz married Helen Hardenbergh in 1931. They had three children, John Francis Regis Seitz, Jr., Helen Seitz Patterson and Raymond G. H. Seitz, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom between April 25, 1991 and May 10, 1994. Helen Hardenbergh Seitz died from cancer in January 1953. In 1956, Seitz married the American actress Jessie Royce Landis (called "Royce" by the family; "Roycie" by grandchildren) in Tehran, Iran. After Seitz's retirement in 1966, he and Royce had an apartment in New York City and a home in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Early in 1972, Royce also died from cancer. Later that year, Seitz suffered a stroke after which he required nursing home care for the rest of his life.