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William Ziff Obituary
In the early 1980s, he scoured the Florida east coast before settling for an 11-acre ocean-to-Intracoastal Waterway estate at the south end of Manalapan. He bought it for $5 million in 1985.
There he fashioned a magnificent tropical garden, built a 42,000-square-foot mansion, drilled a tunnel beneath A1A and transformed an 8-acre spoil island dubbed Beer Can Island into the $1.1 million Bird Island Sanctuary.
Mr. Ziff died of prostate cancer Saturday at his Pawling, N.Y., home. He was 76.
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Nora Seymour
September 15, 2006
Robert, Dirk, and Daniel, also Paul, Jim, and Jeff,
My condolences on the loss of your father and uncle. The years I spent working for him taught me so much about conducting one's self with integrity while never taking anything too terribly seriously. He will be missed by many.
Lori (Murray) Cecil
September 15, 2006
I will always remember the wonderful family reunion he had at the Pawling Estate in 1980. He will truly me missed.
Keith Buttry
September 14, 2006
Robert, Dirk, Daniel and Family,
It deeply saddened me to hear the news of your father. He was a great man with a great love for his garden and family. I could see it every time that you visited during my 4 year tenure at the Manalapan estate. Please accept my deepest sympathy and know that my thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief.
Ben Nieto
September 13, 2006
Robert, Dirk, and Daniel:
It was a great pleasure working for your family. I'm deeply saddened by the loss of your father. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers.
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