FRED-DANFORTH-Obituary

FRED C. DANFORTH

Boston, Massachusetts

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DANFORTH, Fred C. Co-founder of Ecosystem Investment Partners, the largest private equity firm in the United States devoted to land and stream restoration, died at his home in Mattapoisett, MA on Thursday, March 17. The cause of death was gall bladder cancer. Founded in Baltimore in 2006, EIP...

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The Yale Alumni Magazine brought the sad news of Fred's passing. We were both undergraduates in Branford College and he was always a lot of fun. He was much appreciated, it seemed, by the whole dorm. My condolences to his family and friends, who, I would say, should count yourselves lucky, like me, to have known him.

My heart sank moments ago when I saw Fred's name in the "in memoriam " section of the Yale Alumni Magazine.
Although I graduated from Yale College in 1968 , I enjoyed Fred's friendship during his undergraduate days and my years at the Yale School of Atchitecture . I enjoyed driving him and Dick Jauron to weekend social events at Vassar . We had great times together .
He gifted his Yale football helmet to me and it sits on my den shelf today .
Although our paths did not cross...

I worked with Mr. Danforth on Mitigation Banking in Montana. He seemed to honestly care about the environment. I wish his family strength in these trying times.

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