CONSTANCE CARTWRIGHT

CARTWRIGHT--Constance Bauerdorf, died peacefully in her home earlier this month. Born in New York City, she lived here all her life. An independent oil operator for 53 years, her real love was for the arts. A devotee of ballet, she worked with the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. A member of the Junior Council at the Museum of Modern Art, she later served on their International Council, and was Treasurer of the American Federation of Arts. Most recently, she was on the Visiting Committee to the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and was a member of the Modern Art Collectors' Circle at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A longtime member of The French Institute Alliance Francaise, she attended classes their up to her final days. Constance is survived by Carroll, her husband for 65 years, her daughter, Georgette, and her son, Carroll, son-in-law, Burgess Nichols, daughter-in-law, Laurie Traktman Cartwright, her grandchildren Constance Nelson and her husband John Nelson, Burgess Nichols and his wife Jessica Lambert, Sarah Blakely-Cartwright, and her great grandsons, Grant and William Nelson. Burial services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Animal Medical Center, 510 E. 62nd St., New York, NY 10065.