DAVID S. LINDAU

LINDAU--David Steuer, former managing partner of the New York law firm Holtzmann, Wise and Shepard; advisor to numerous charitable institutions; and moral compass for many, died at his home in Sleepy Hollow on Saturday. He was 87. Mr. Lindau was a labor lawyer who represented a broad range of clients including Allen & Company, the New York Daily News, and Syntex. He practiced law for more than 40 years. Mr. Lindau was born in New York, received a BA from Swarthmore College, and a law degree from Yale Law School. Mr. Lindau is survived by his three children Dan Lindau (Jane) and Maggie Nielsen, both of Chappaqua, and Peter Lindau (Stacy) of Chicago; a sister, Jackie Marlin of Washington, DC; and eight grandchildren. His marriage to Josie Grossman Lindau ended with her death in 2008. A fierce lifelong defender of equal rights, David Lindau served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services; on the Executive Board of the Legal Defense Fund of the N.A.A.C.P.; as President of the Board of Education of Hawthorne Cedar Knolls; and as member of and contributor to countless other human rights, justice, and arts-related causes. Equally passionate about his family, he counseled and guided his children and grandchildren to engage in pursuits that served the greater good. Perhaps the only views of his that wavered were those regarding New York sports teams. He went with the winners.