Gay-Matthaei-Obituary

Gay Humphrey Matthaei

New York, New York

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GAY HUMPHREY MATTHAEI Russian scholar, award winning author, independent film producer and interior designer, beloved wife of Konrad, twin sister of Jewel, mother of Marcella, Leslie and Konrad, grandmother of Konrad, Spencer & Sophie, passed away in her sleep on January 1st. A Phi Beta...

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Dear Konrad and Family - I am so deeply sorry to learn of your loss. I only had the pleasure of meeting your lovely wife one time and she was just that, lovely.

Please know that I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers as you celebrate Gay's life and her extraordinary contributions to this world.

With sympathy,
Jeannette Young

Grandma Gay will continually and eternally be in the hearts and memories of her three grandchildren whom she cared for so deeply and selflessly and instilled upon them the most precious things of life. As she did for me.

Greenwich Country Day School is deeply saddened by Mrs. Matthaei's death. She was a favorite author and a wonderful guest speaker. Her joie de vivre, charm, and passion for the history of the Lakota Sioux engaged our students and fired their interest in history. Here is to hoping that her beautiful spirit of intellectual curiosity and wonder about the world live on in the lives of all the students she reached through her work. She is a rare gem who made the world a better, more...

The Connecticut Press Club mourns the passing of this incredibly talented person. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.