ALFRED J. SEAMAN

SEAMAN--Alfred J., passed away in his home in Oyster Bay, LI on May 26, 2012, three and a half months shy of his 100th birthday. Born in Hempstead, NY on September 17, 1912, he graduated from Columbia University, served in World War II on both the Atlantic and Pacific fronts as an aircraft carrier CIC officer and became one of the leading figures in the post-war advertising industry. At the time of his retirement in 1981, he was chairman and CEO of S, S, C & B (later Lintas Amirati Puris) and was a key figure in his agency's joining The Interpublic Group of Companies. He had served as chairman of the 4As, was elected in 1983 to the Advertising Hall of Fame and was the founding chairman of the Advertising Education Foundation. In 1987, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Long Island University's C. W. Post College. As mayor of the Village of Upper Brookville from 1966 to '98, he was the longest serving elected official in New York State. He was predeceased by his first wife and the mother of his four children, Mary Margaret Seaman, and by his second wife, Honor Mellor Seaman. He is survived by three daughters: Marilyn S. Hollingsworth and Susan and Debbie Seaman; and a son, A. Barrett Seaman, as well as three step-children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A Funeral Service at St. John's of Lattingtown will be held 4pm Wednesday, May 30. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation 420 Lexington Ave. Suite 825 New York, NY 10170 or visit: www.waxmancancer.org would be appreciated.