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**skupaemauto** · 08-14-2007, 12:05 AM

BROOKE ASTOR DIES

NY POST

By DAREH GREGORIAN

August 13, 2007 -- Brooke Astor, the First Lady of New York society who dedicated her time and her millions into making the city a better place to live, died today at age 105.

Astor passed away shortly after 2 pm at her Westchester estate, Holly Hill.

"She left the world peacefully in a dignified manner and in her own house. We couldn't have asked for more," said her close friend and guardian, Annette de la Renta.

Another close longtime friend, David Rockefeller, called her “a truly remarkable woman and an irreplaceable friend.” “There is solace in the fact that she was able to live her final days surrounded by people who cared for and about her, in a place that she loved,” he said in a statement.

While her life will be most remembered for her tireless philanthropy – she spent decades giving away over $200 million – her death will most likely be marred by fighting over the $100 million she had left. Astor’s grandson, Philip Marshall, filed court papers last year charging that his father – Astor’s only son – had been helping himself to millions of her money while letting her live in squalor.

The “elder abuse” allegations were later discounted by a judge, but Anthony Marshall was ordered to repay his mother $8 million in cash and other valuables in a settlement, and de la Renta was named Astor’s personal needs guardian and JPMorgan Chase Bank her financial guardian. The deal also called for a truce in the fight over her money until after her death. The Manhattan District Attorney’s is investigating possible criminal charges against Anthony Marshall.

Copyright 2007 NYP Holdings, Inc.

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skupaemauto Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 417 Senior Member	BROOKE ASTOR DIES NY POST By DAREH GREGORIAN August 13, 2007 -- Brooke Astor, the First Lady of New York society who dedicated her time and her millions into making the city a better place to live, died today at age 105. Astor passed away shortly after 2 pm at her Westchester estate, Holly Hill. "She left the world peacefully in a dignified manner and in her own house. We couldn't have asked for more," said her close friend and guardian, Annette de la Renta. Another close longtime friend, David Rockefeller, called her “a truly remarkable woman and an irreplaceable friend.” “There is solace in the fact that she was able to live her final days surrounded by people who cared for and about her, in a place that she loved,” he said in a statement. While her life will be most remembered for her tireless philanthropy – she spent decades giving away over $200 million – her death will most likely be marred by fighting over the $100 million she had left. Astor’s grandson, Philip Marshall, filed court papers last year charging that his father – Astor’s only son – had been helping himself to millions of her money while letting her live in squalor. The “elder abuse” allegations were later discounted by a judge, but Anthony Marshall was ordered to repay his mother $8 million in cash and other valuables in a settlement, and de la Renta was named Astor’s personal needs guardian and JPMorgan Chase Bank her financial guardian. The deal also called for a truce in the fight over her money until after her death. The Manhattan District Attorney’s is investigating possible criminal charges against Anthony Marshall. Copyright 2007 NYP Holdings, Inc.
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