Edward Phillip Zalaznick

ZALAZNICK-Edward Phillip. Perished in a plane crash on January 2 along with his beloved wife Isabelle Fouchard and three adored sons, David (12), Paul (9), Thomas (TT) (6). In addition, six members of the Fouchard family also died. Ed was a graduate of Scarsdale, NY High School, Tufts University (Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa), and NYU Law School. In New York, he was an Associate at Shulte, Roth and Zabel. The family moved to Paris in 1994 and Ed joined Elf Aquitaine (now TotalFina) as a specialist in Mergers/ Acquisitions and the SEC. He was recently named Chief of the Division. The tragedy occurred at the end of a family vacation at Sharm-El-Sheik. In a New Year's call to his mother Gilda Gellin Zalaznick, he described the awe of all 11 family members watching the sunrise on Mt. Sinai after climbing the mountain together. Ed was a renaissance man. He could have been a writer, a painter, a teacher, a chef he was all of these things. But mainly, he was a principled man, who believed in the goodness of his fellow humans and who tried to live every day to the fullest. He was a wonderful husband, father, son, sibling and especially a friend. His survivors include his mother, his sister Dana Grossman (Lee), his brother Brian (Bobby), two nephews Steven Gorel and Benjamin Zalaznick, his brother-in-law David Fouchard (who had been unable to make the trip with the family) and hundreds of friends. His life was a blessing, one we will never forget. Dana Zalaznick Grossman will host a gathering Thursday between 6 and 9 P.M., 34 Sherwood Road, Greenwich. A Memorial service will be held in the future. Contributions in Ed's memory can be made to The Gellin Foundation, Inc., of which Ed was a Trustee, 29 Beechcroft Road, Greenwich, CT 06830, or to a charity of your choice.