David Mandl

My time working for David for fourteen years remains to this day 'the best job I ever had!' and full credit goes to the nurturing and encouraging environment he created. He put a lot of faith in my abilities and made me believe I could do anything. I blossomed under that faith and carried that confidence to my subsequent jobs. I will forever be grateful for that opportunity and for his good humor and sense of fairness. He was a great boss and a wonderful friend and I'll carry those good...

Dear Anita, Susan, Ina, and Otto,
My thoughts and prayers are with you on this first anniversary. Thank you so much for sharing all your David stories with me on my last visit and inviting me to stay both in his childhood home and his magnificently designed home in Manhattan. It really gave me a sense of what a remarkable guy he was! I wish I had known him.

Dear Mandl Family,
I feel a great loss of a dear friend, colleague and mentor. I knew David for over twenty years and we shared many talks about architecture,sailing and life during our time together. A little piece of David will always be carried with me. My sincere condolences to David's wife Anita, his mon and dad, sister and his extended family.

Anita and family,
I only really knew David through my sister, Carol Noteboom, but I feel like I have lost a friend as well. I have heard so much about him through the years! I see the Mandl name often on the shirts my 80-year-old dad wears with pride. David's left a big hole in your hearts for sure, but I know he leaves you with so many great memories and much to be proud of. My prayers continue to be with you during this difficult time.

I will always remember David as the quintessential New Yorker - creative, driven, successful and wonderfully eccentric. He left his mark on the city he loved in the many projects he designed and constructed that will serve as a lasting tribute to his artistic genius. His is probably already negotiating with the Divine power on a redesign for the gates of heaven and will, undoubtedly, get the job.

David was my cousin, but he was really my brother and he was certainly my best friend. He was a great person in more ways than one and the World is a lesser place since his passing. My deepest condolences to his amazing wife Anita, my aunt Ina and uncle Otto and my cousin Susan. Love you all.

Anita, Mandl (Susan), Otto and Ina:

David enjoyed life to its fullest and touched so many lives along the way. You have so much to be proud of and so much to cherish. May his being bless you everyday and stay in your hearts forever. Love and deepest sympathy, Claudia

Anita, Susan, Otto, and Ina,
I am so sorry for your loss. You all remain in my prayers.
Love,
Patricia

I will always remember David with a smile. He had a wonderful sense of the ridiculous and always had his own unique slant on things. He will be greatly missed and leaves a gaping hole in the universe. My deepest sympathy and prayers go out to Anita and the family.