LAURENCE ROSSBACH

ROSSBACH--Laurence, Jr. Laurence Bache Rossbach Jr. died on December 23, 2018 at the age of 91. The son of Laurence Bache Rossbach and Edith Lowenstein Rossbach, he was a true New Yorker involved in the cares and cultural life of the city. He was a graduate of the New Lincoln School, Deerfield Academy '45 (followed by a year in the army), Harvard College '50 and Harvard Law '53. He spent two happy summers with the Experiment in International Living, and met his wife of 64 years, Pamela vanEgmond Schilthuis Rossbach, in Rome. Throughout their life together they traveled widely, and for 20+ years they spent winter weeks on the beach in Anguilla. Laurie began his career as a lawyer, transitioned to banking at Manufacturers Hanover Trust, moved to investment banking at Drexel Burnham Lambert, and finished his career as an investment advisor at Smith Barney/Morgan Stanley, eventually retiring in 2017. Laurie was a devoted father to his son, Peter vanEgmond Rossbach, and daughter, Janet Bache Rossbach, and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, William and Nina. He also remained close with his older brother, Alan Leigh Rossbach, nephews Thomas and Andrew, and other members of his extended family. Since his retirement, Laurie and Pamela have made their home in Sag Harbor. Laurie was the definition of a gentleman who saw the glass as virtually full, not mearly half full. He was an active member of The Dancers, The Waltz Evenings, the East Hampton Tennis Club, and The Harvard Club. He delivered Meals on Wheels in Manhattan and East Hampton, and enjoyed investing in and going to the theater. He commerated his family's love of Central Park with a Conservancy bench near the boat pond. Laurie will be dearly missed by all who enjoyed his wit, kindness and joie de vivre. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the John Jermain Memorial Library of Sag Harbor or the ACLU. A memorial will be held in the spring.