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Frederic Coudert Obituary

COUDERT--Frederic R. III, of New York City and Oyster Bay, NY died on December 5, 2008, age 76, after a valiant fight. Survived by his loving wife Marge, sister Paula Rand, daughters Cynthia and Sandra, as well as his grandchildren, Hailey, Bennett and Caroline Coudert-Morris. Fritz, a former partner of Coudert Brothers, was the President of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club and devoted his later years to many organizations connected to his beloved community of Oyster Bay, including The WaterFront Center, the Doubleday Babcock Senior Center, and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, among others. Funeral Services St. Dominic's Church, 93 Anstice St., Oyster Bay, NY, Tuesday December 9th at 11am. Wake visiting hours: Sunday December 7 and Monday 8, 2-4pm and 7-9pm, Beney Funeral Home, 79 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset, NY. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx, NY or The WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, NY.

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Published by New York Times on Dec. 8, 2008.

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Rosalie Koenig

December 9, 2008

Fritz was one of a kind. How will we do without him? Oyster Bay will not be the same.

Rosie Koenig

Taneesha Crawford

December 9, 2008

Fritz your legacy and generosity will continue to thrive for lifetimes to come. You will be missed.

Dorothy Cappadona

December 8, 2008

Deepest sympathies are extended to the Coudert family. Fritz was a vital member of Friends of the Bay. We will miss him.

Dorothy Cappadona

Kristin E. Johnson

December 8, 2008

I would like to thank Fritz for his committment to making the lives of so many children better. When one thinks of the hundreds and hundreds of children he and his wife Marge graciously hosted at their home for the past 21 years for Kips Bay Day...and their joy and giggles at being given the chance to try on experiences uncommon to their daily lives...wow...and that is just a sampling of how many lives his generosity touched. We, at The WaterFront Center, owe him a huge debt of gratitude for supporting us from our beginnings, and providing us with opportunity to help promote curiosity about the marine environment and help more kids smile big!

Kimball B +Linda a Schenck

December 7, 2008

Fitz may you rest in peace,God bless you

Edward B (Woody) Ryder IV

December 7, 2008

Those of us who got to know Fritz Coudert thru common philanthropic affiliations, like the organizations themselves, were profound beneficiaries of his numerous acts of bountiful kindness.

The opportunities he afforded me to share his time, and the
benefits of his wise counsel and good humour, were presents that none I receive later this month could ever match.

The world was a better place for his having been among us all, and the God who was having a good day when Fritz was born, was happy, without a doubt, to welcome him home to heaven.

Gaye Verdi

December 7, 2008

Fritz Coudert was so many things to so many people, but to me he was most of all a dear friend. I "got" him and he "got" me. "Stop all the clocks, cutt off the telephones, . . . let the mourners come . . .," a truly great man is gone. Gaye Verdi

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