EUGENE-LEFF-Obituary

EUGENE LEFF

New York, New York

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LEFF--Eugene. Eugene (Gene) J. Leff, 73, died of ALS on April 12, 2018. He held a Law degree and an MA in Russian and East European Studies from Yale and a BA degree from Columbia College. He was Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation until retiring in...

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One of the smartest, kindest and capable persons I ever worked with.

My love and sympathy to Michele and Melanie. I feel very lucky to have worked with Gene for eight years that the NYAG office during the Spitzer years. Yes, his gentle voice and his smile were ever present and made such a difference in the hard-charging office. But I also learned from him that quiet organization can often beat loud polluter histrionics. One by one, Gene won his cases and we all breathed, drank, or lived better. I have this photo on my wall, taken at an EPB retreat in about...