Maurice Pinto

1934 - 2021

Maurice Pinto
March 23, 1934 - December 19, 2021
Palm Beach, Florida - Maurice Pinto passed away surrounded by his family on December 19, 2021 at 87 years old. He fought a protracted illness with grace and strength. A brilliant, articulate and passionate man he devoted his life to investing in and building businesses. After graduating from the Taft School and Yale, he served in the U.S. Army in Europe from 1955-1957. Highlights of his time in the service included drinking Martinis at the Ritz Hotel in Paris with Ernest Hemingway, using his mathematical gift to design artillery tables and multiple jumps as a paratrooper. Maurice or Maury as he was known to friends, attended Harvard Business School and met his future wife, Liz who worked for a Professor on campus. Their whirlwind courtship led them to marriage and a wonderful life together in Madrid, Paris, New York, London and Shelter Island. Maurice was a co-founder of Sea Containers Ltd., and an outside investor of Innocent Drinks which was later sold to the Coca Cola company. He taught Entrepreneurship at Southampton University and London Business School where he was known for his lively and interactive teaching style. Maury enjoyed sailing his Grand Soleil "Chaika" on Peconic Bay, Fox hunting in Sussex with his daughter, Lisa, collecting Modern European art and skiing in the Trois Vallées, particularly his annual January trip with his son, Marc. Predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth; and an infant son; he is survived by his son, Marc; daughter, Lisa; daughter-in-law, Margot; son-in-law, Paul Wimer; and seven grandchildren; Hannah, Adam, Matthew, William, Paul, Alexander and Levi. His fondest early memories were of his days at St. Bernard's School in New York. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory can be made to St. Bernard's School in New York. A private service of burial will be held at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church. A Celebration of his Life will be held in the Summer of 2022.