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PETTIT--Jeffrey. Jeffrey Pettit, age 95 died in his sleep at home on August 18, 2022 after living a long and fulfilling life based in New York City. An investment banker by trade, a lawyer by training, Jeffrey was predeceased by his beautiful wife of 55 years, Brigitte E. Pettit and is survived by his twin daughters, Jennifer E. and Priscilla M. Pettit, and his grandsons, Otto Landesman, and James and William Burton. Over many years, from the Adirondacks to Maine to Georgetown to Rumson, New Jersey to New York City, Jeffrey delighted in his many friends, colleagues and family. An avid nature and bird lover, a talented squash player, an excellent chess and backgammon player, and the best dinner party conversationalist, his enthusiasm for knowledge, dictionaries and animated political discussions will be remembered for a very long time to come. His generosity, intelligence, contagious smile and deep kindness will always be with us. In lieu of flowers, his family asks that donations be made in his name to the Audubon Society to help preserve birds and their habitats.

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Published by New York Times on Aug. 23, 2022.

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