RICHARD-DEBS-Obituary

RICHARD DEBS

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DEBS--Richard A. The American University of Beirut (AUB) board of trustees, leadership and university community mourn the loss of a leader who influenced the life and growth of the university for nearly 50 years. Proud of his Lebanese heritage, Debs was a relentless advocate for AUB. A trustee...

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I am grateful to have had the opportunity to know Mr. Debs through his role on the Board of Directors of Mizuho Bank (USA), as well as Carnegie Hall. He has and will be missed, but his legacy and great achievements continue to benefit so many people. Mr. Debs's "outside the box" questions at Board meetings, as well as his integrity were inspiring. Mr. Debs was a great man, and I offer condolences and remembrances to the Debs Family and all who knew him.

Through my love of music, and former position at Mizuho Bank where Mr. Debs held board positions, I was very lucky to know Dick Debs. He was a wonderful human being who was a powerful force in the world for peace and reason, and will be greatly missed by so many. I send a strong message of condolences to the family.

May the wonderful memories sustain you. I worked briefly with Richard with one of his philanthropic efforts. He was always helpful, gracious, and kind.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

I'm so sorry to hear this, and sending the whole family gentle hugs of consolation. Dick was an extraordinary man dedicated to music and to Carnegie Hall and especially, to both my parents, Isaac and Vera. He was a gentle soul who always had a kind word and an insightful thought to share, even with those much younger than he. May his memory always be a blessing.

I am sad to read of Mr Deb´s passing and I hope that it was peaceful. I have warm memories of him as a kind and most interesting man, very willing to share his knowledge, whose countless contributions to improving life´s conditions, be it through understanding the Middle East, through music, and through charitable works, made me honoured to work with him as an administrative assistant during his time as COO of the NY Fed, I learned so much from him in so many ways, especially from his...