JACOB ALLEN TOBY

Jack Toby, a quintessential New Yorker who enjoyed politics, culture, and working for the well-being of the community, died suddenly while exercising at his home in Manhattan, Saturday, November 13, 1999. He was fifty-nine years old. Mr. Toby's commitment to public service was evident from an early age, when he was deeply involved in youth civic organizations and student government as a high school student in White Plains, NY, and in public affairs groups at Yale University. After graduating from Yale in 1962, Mr. Toby had a long career in education and public service, beginning as a teacher at the Mayflower School, in Ikenne, Nigeria, from 1962 to 1964. Named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he took a degree in Economics at Stanford in 1966, after which he served in several public agencies in federal, state, and municipal government. In recent years, he taught public administration as an adjunct professor at several universities in the New York metropolitan area. He was an active member of the American Society for Public Administration, serving as president of the New York Metropolitan Chapter in 1992-93. Mr. Toby was especially committed to improving the education of young people, frequently volunteering his time to tutor inner-city children in math, science and writing in the New York City schools. He had a deep and abiding interest in finding innovative ways of resolving conflicts through better communication. A man of immense energy and passion, Mr. Toby was an avid skier, equestrian, and runner, this last a carryover from his days as a track and cross-country star at White Plains High School in the 1950's. Mr. Toby was an avid reader of wide-ranging interests, as well as a writer of short stories, essays, and sketches. His most recent story, "Death and Violence on the Broadway Local", appeared in The Berkshire Review in Spring, 1999. He was also an accomplished amateur photographer and traveler, committed to the continual discovery of new places and new ideas. Since 1984, he shared his journey of discovery with his wife, Anne Fribourg, a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York. He is also survived by his brother, Ronald Toby and his sisters, Nancy Grube and Martha Gooze. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Wm. Black Bldg., Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 710 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032, or the charity of your choice. RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL CHAPEL 180 West 76 Street New York, NY 10023 (212)362-6600