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Article: Obituaries in the news
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- January 10, 2009
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Alan S. Geisler
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Alan S. Geisler, the man behind the tasty red onion sauce many New Yorkers love on their hot dogs, died Tuesday. He was 78.
The red onion sauce he created is a New York City culinary icon, commonly used by street-side hot dog vendors.
Geisler died at his winter home in Hernando, Fla., after a battle with a protein disorder, according to Chas E. Davis Funeral Home in Inverness, Fla. Geisler created his famous sauce 44 years ago at the request of one of his customers _ hot dog and bun manufacturer Gregory Papalexis, whose Englewood-based Marathon Enterprises Inc. now owns the Sabrett brand.
Geisler's sauce, which includes onions, ...