LEBENTHAL--James A.,
86, died November 14 in New York after suffering cardiac arrest. Father of Claudia, Alexandra and James B., father-in-law of Cheryl Lebenthal and Jeremy Diamond, grandfather of Avalon and James Lebenthal and Benjamin, Charlotte and Eleanor Diamond, husband of Betty Wright Landreth. He is predeceased by his first wife, Jacqueline Beymer Lebenthal. Jim was Chairman Emeritus of Lebenthal Holdings, LLC. A man of exceptional energy, talent, intellect and good humor, Jim turned tax-free municipal bonds into household words and the name Lebenthal into a landmark on the business skyline of New York City. Jim was a legendary Princeton Class Agent, and long-time trustee of the Museum of the City of New York. Friends may call at Frank E. Campbell, 1076 Madison Ave at 81 St on Thursday, November 20 from 2-5pm and 7-9pm with the funeral on Friday, November 21 at 11:30am. Private interment. Contributions may be made to the Museum of the City of New York.
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To this day I still don't really understand bonds, but nearly 40 years later I can still remember the calm and reassuring words of Jim Lebenthal as he presented the concept of municipal bonds to investors.
Jim Lebenthal probably did as much to secure the financial health of a battered New York City and other cities around the country, than anyone else over the past few generations.
George Acs
November 23, 2014
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