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LESLIE LARSEN Obituary

LARSEN--Leslie H., Jr., aged 77, passed away on May 13th after a short illness. Loving husband of the late Carol Larsen, father of Kari Larsen Pedone and adoring grandfather of Maddie and Ellie. Son of the late Leslie H. and Florence Baldwin Larsen of Brooklyn, NY. Graduate of Poly Prep in Brooklyn, NY '55 and Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Class of '59. Les served as Lieutenant Junior Grade in the US Navy aboard the U.S.S. Charles S. Sperry from 1959 to 1961. He worked for David Rockefeller as an advisor to his personal real estate investments and later as the Vice President of Rockefeller Center Development Corporation totaling 16 years with the Rockefeller interests. He continued on to have a successful career in commercial real estate at Cadillac Fairview and Landauer Associates. Les had many things that were dear to him - among them; the New York and then San Francisco Giants, the Montreal Canadians, Poly Prep and Dartmouth College. The family will receive guests at Frank E. Campbell, 1076 Madison Avenue, New York, NY on May 20th from 5:00-8:00pm. Religious services will be held at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 22 at 12:00. Interment to follow in the Emily French Memorial Cemetery on Shelter Island, NY. Donations in his memory may be made to the Dartmouth College Fund, Hanover, NH.

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Published by New York Times on May 17, 2015.

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Pat nad Walter Topham

May 19, 2015

Kari and family--Pat and I will miss your parents. health issues prevent us from joining you but you will all be in our thoughts at this time.

May 18, 2015

Les was one of the greatest generation. He will be missed by all. Sad to see one this generations best pass on, god be with you and Carol.

Thomas Johnson

May 17, 2015

I knew and worked with Les in the 1970's when I was a lawyer acting for the Rockefeller interests and Les worked for David Rockefeller's private office. He was a good man to work for, carefully explaining what was needed, well prepared with back-up papers and financial analysis, and always ready to share a story with a glimpse of his life. One such story was of his time in the navy while in the Mediterranean Sea. Soviet ships did not follow the rules about yielding when two ships were on a collision course, resulting in ships playing a game of Cold War chicken. Once when Les' ship was on a collision course and the Soviet ship refused to veer, Les' commander kept his course and ordered everyone on ship to brace for a collision. The Soviet commander finally yielded.

We lost contact with each other when I moved to England but gladly, for both of us, we met in London in 2014 after a very long separation. It was if the years had never passed. I was touched nearly to tears when he said to me at the end of our meeting that he didn't want to lose me as a friend again. I pray that Les may rest in peace.

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