carbro Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 A great benefactor of New York's cultural institutions died this afternoon. The New York Times has posted her obituary. This city is an immeasurably better place because of her generosity. I thank her. Link to comment
miliosr Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Brooke Astor's death, coming hard on the heels of the deaths of Nan Kempner and Pat Buckley, really brings a certain era to a close. The New York social/charity scene will go on, of course, but I doubt we will see again the kind of grand personalities who so dominated post-World War II/pre-millenium New York. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 What an amazing woman she was! Link to comment
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