JOHN FURTH

1930 - 2024

FURTH--John Lewis "Di" as he was known to many, 93, passed away on October 19, 2024 following a brief illness. John was born on December 25, 1930 to the late Jacob Furth and Elinor Eising of New York City. He graduated from the Horace Mann School in 1948 and Yale University in 1952. While at Yale, he was a member of the ROTC. He served in Korea as a forward observer from 1953 to 1954 for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. Shortly after, he met and married, his wife of 69 years, Hope Layton. Together they raised their family in White Plains, NY. John and Hope later built a second home in Scottsdale, Arizona where they spent untold, happy times with friends and family, and developed a passion for Native American art. John had a long and distinguished career at Bache & Company, Burnham & Company, E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., Klingenstein Fields Advisors, and Cannell & Spears, first as a security analyst and later as the investment advisor to his loyal clients who trusted his wisdom, compassion, and gentle advice through bull and bear markets. John was a philanthropist throughout his life serving on the boards of the Androscoggin Memorial Fund, the Grand Street Settlement, the Foundation for Child Development, Blythedale Children's Hospital, and the Heard Museum. He served on the board of trustees of Barnard College and Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester. He had a profound impact on Yale University's academic, cultural and residential life and on the Class of 1952. He is survived by his wife Hope; children Douglas Furth and Sarah Styles, Virginia and Scot Weisman, NY, and Pamela Furth; as well as his grandchildren John, Mary, Sarah, Nicholas, Paul, Max, Hannah, Noah, and Alexander; his great-grandchildren Mariah, Solomon, Mathias, Darren and Theodore; and his brother William Furth. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name can be made to Blythdale Children's Hospital or The John and Hope Furth Professorship of Psychiatric Neuroscience at the Yale University Medical School. Contact the family for additional information. A funeral service will be held at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester in Rye, New York on Wednesday October 23, 2024 at 11am. The family will receive visitors following the burial at the home of Virginia and Scott Weisman from 2pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9 pm.