Carl Dreyfus

Still miss Carl and our occasional get -togethers for lunch and also miss his interesting and humorous stories, his piano playing, and homemade chocolate sauce with vanilla ice-cream. Rest in peace, dear friend. Sara Stillman

Carl was a newer friend to COGdesign. We so enjoyed his participation in our events and his support of our efforts to design and build new gardens in underserved neighborhoods. He was particularly pleased with our projects in the Roxbury neighborhoods and became a crusader on our behalf to his friends. He was charming, handsome, and gallant! Lucia Droby

Carl was a dear, dear friend to my parents and my sisters and me throughout our lives. He always made an effort to stay in touch and visit our family several times a year. He was a very sensitive and caring man who taught me the real meaning of true friendship. After my parents passed away several years ago, Carl would call and take me to lunch at the Watertown Diner, or other Cambridge or Harvard Square lunch places. He was so kind and respectful and interested in my life as well as my...

Andrew: We used to play together as children when you would come to Worcester.with Carl and your mother to visit my parents, Fairman and Polly Cowan. Their's was a lifetime's friendship that typified admiration, respect, good humor and affection. In sum: My father and Carl were members of a mutual admiration society for over 70 years; they delighted in each other's company. In life they always saw more light than tunnel and led us by example. I will miss the spirit of your father much like I...

I have many happy memories of Carl from high school. My thoughts are with you.

My deepest sympathies to the Dreyfus family. I remember his heartfelt commitment to Brookline, and now his love and good works will live on through his children.

RIP, Mr. Dreyfus. The world is a better place because you were in it.

Warmly

Deborah (Malick) San Gabriel

Ginny, Peter, Andrew, Tony, Eve and all of the Grandchildren...Carl was a very good man, and an always amusing neighbor. Our love and condolences.

About Carl and me.

Just a few weeks ago Carl and I went out for lunch, as has been our routine for a number of years. Among other things, we talked about my most recent entrepreneurial venture and Carl thought he might like to invest. In addition, he was promoting his most recent humanitarian cause. By now I was used to Carl’s optimism and his relentless desire to make ours a better world.

I first met Carl at a book-signing about seven years ago. I was working for a...

Dear Ginny_To me Carl was a wonderful raconteur, so well read, and a deeply interested person who enjoyed people and issues. I recall many wonderful afternoons in Rockport with you- seafood- music and great conversation. Always a treat to hear him play and sing- remember "the nightmare song" from Gilbert&sullivan? He brought life into the room- thank you for including me ( a Dreifuss with an "ei" ) into your family! cathy (Dreifuss) Shavell