HERBERT S. OKUN

Ambassador Okun, it was an honor to have met you at a book party at Arthur Loeb's Madison Avenue Bookshop. I was spellbound by your recollection of having translated into Russian President Kennedy's letter to Premier Kruschev and Kruschev's response from Russian into English on that snowy night at the Kremlin, feeling the weight of the world on your young shoulders, worried about your translations and the impact they would have on the world during the Cuban Missile Crisis while you stared...

Dear Enid and Family

We were greatly saddened to hear of Herb's death. He was an extraordinary man and we enjoyed his company.

Holding you all in the light
Andrew, Camilla and Sarah, and everyone at the Quaker UN Office

Our Deepest Condolence to the entire Okun family. Herbert Okun was the most distinguished man, and a true gentleman. It was an honor to have known him.
The Generoso Family

In addition to his key work at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Ambassador Okun was active in the attempt to propose a Yugoslav peace plan that would stop the fighting at an earlier date, framed as the Vance-Owen Plan. At the outbreak of the war, he went with former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance to the bombed -out city of Vukovar in Eastern Slavonia to investigate the massacre of Croat hospital patients, and the two men were nearly killed when their car stopped just short of a...

Dear Enid:

Ellie and I were so saddened to read of Herb's death. He was a valued Foriegn Service colleage, and we were pleased to maintain our friendship in New York and in Maine.
Carroll and Ellie Brown

It can be so hard to face the first year without your loved one, but the love of family and friends can carry you through.

A fond farewell to an old and dear friend and colleague. We will miss you.

Dear Enid, all of us at Stimson send our heartfelt condolences. You are in our thoughts at this sad time. love, Ellen