NORBORNE-BERKELEY-Obituary

NORBORNE BERKELEY JR.

New York, New York

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BERKELEY--Norborne, Jr., “Bunny� of East Hampton and Manhattan New York and former President of Chemical Bank, died peacefully, at age 89, in his home in East Hampton, on December 29th, 2011 following a two-month illness with congestive heart failure. Norborne was born June 5, 1922 in...

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I had the privilage of taking care of Mr. Berkeley during his visit to NYP. His humor, strength and unwavering love for his wife Jenny was inspirational. His desire to understand the process of his condition was both sobering and enlightening. He delighted in sharing his life with me during his short stay. I will always remember his intellect, his grace and the way bright blue eyestwinkled when his Jenny arrived. Peace and love to you all. Mary M

Bunnie will always be in my heart and remembered as one of the finest gentleman I have ever met

Cynthia M. Roberts

Working with Bunny was a highlight of my career with Chemical Bank....a superb leader, mentor, and friend, and a gentleman par excellence......
So many happy memories of fun times and hard work together.........

Condolences to the entire family.
I have fond memories of Mr. Berkeley from years ago. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I knew him as 'B' and as a fun and friendly step father from 1972 until 1980 when he and my mother separated and then eventually divorced. He walked the narrow line of step father nearly flawlessly - maintaining the tricky balance that role requires. My fondest memories were our ski holidays at Vail - he adored skiing and shared his enthusiasm of the sport with my brothers and me generously - and listening to him play the ukelele summer weekend evenings on the porch in Wainscott. For our...