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Kimball, William Maltby   
KIMBALL-William Maltby. Died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, August 25
at the age of 81. He was born in Atlanta, GA, on September 19, 1922, and grew
up in Buffalo, NY. He graduated from Colgate University and then served in the
U.S. Army Infantry in combat in Europe during WWII. He received a law degree
from Harvard Law School in 1948 and was a practicing trial lawyer in New York
City until the time of his death. He is survived by his former wife and
lifelong friend, Dorothy F. Kimball, his three loving children and their
spouses, Pamela Kimball Kenney and her husband David, William Fisher Kimball
and his wife Alexandra and Susannah Kimball Rosato and her husband Ernest Jr.
He is also survived by his eight beloved grandchildren, Sarah, Alice, Ernest
III, Sophie, William, Colin, Lachlan and Aengus. His sister, Jean Hutchinson
of Williamsville, NY, also survives him. The burial in Cutchogue, NY, on
Tuesday, August 31 will be private. A memorial will be held at a later date in
New York City. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Peconic Land
Trust, Box 1776, Southampton, NY 11969
Published in the New York Times from 8/30/2004 - 9/1/2004.

Plotke, Stephen D.
1963 - 2004
Left us too soon. The strength and ability to look forward while his body
failed him was amazing. Stephen loved his partner Tim Conway, their country
house, gardening, the theater, doing anything creative, and his family. He
leaves his mom Rita, 8 siblings and their spouses, 17 neices/nephews, and many
clients-turned-friends whose hair may never look as good. Memorial celebration
to be held in NYC at a later date.
Donations in Stephen's memory to Village Center for Care Fund, 154 Christopher
St,, NY NY, 10014 would be most appreciated.
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Wang, Nian-Tzu
WANG-Nian-Tzu, N.T., of Larchmont, NY, died of cancer, on August 26, 2004.
Loving husband of Mabel U, devoted father of June, Kay (Leighton Chen),
Cynthia (Daniel Sedlis), Geraldine, and Newton, and proud grandfather of
Christine, Stephanie and Lucy. In his autobiography, ``My Nine Lives'', NT
wrote of his lives as number one son, traditional scholar, foreign student,
public servant, instructor, international servant, advisor, academician, and
immigrant. NT was born in Shanghai on July 25, 1917. Initially trained to be a
Confucian scholar, he received a classical education at home, where he was
tutored in Chinese poetry, painting, the Classics and other literati skills.
Math, science, and languages were introduced later by his father, Pai Yuan
(PY) Wang, a sophisticated banker when he decided to school his four sons in
Western ways when they were teenagers. In 1937, NT went abroad to study at the
London School of Economics and Germany. He transferred to Columbia where he
graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors in economics in 1941, and went on to
receive an M.A. and PhD in economics from Harvard. NT will be remembered
throughout the international community for his dedicated efforts in advising
businesses and governments around the world on ecomonic development. He made
many contributions to his homeland of China, the U.S., his home since 1939,
and to countless countries which he helped through his work at the U.N.
Economic and Social Council. After retiring from a 28 year career at the
United Nations, as the Director of the Centre on Transnational Corporations,
he returned to Columbia Univ. to teach at the School of Business and the
School of International and Public Affairs. He thoroughly enjoyed his time
with his students, organizing seminars, creating training programs for Chinese
academic and business leaders, and working tirelessly as the Director of the
China-International Business Project. In his final days, he was polishing his
keynote speech as part of Columbia University's 250th anniversary celebration.
He was an honorary professor of ten universities, a fellow of the
International Academy of Management, and a recipient of many awards, including
the New York Governor's Award for Outstanding Asian American. In addition to
his many professional achievements, his passions included dancing with his
life partner of 62 years, Mabel, and playing tennis. NT exhausted his daughter
Kay playing two and a half hours of tennis after celebrating his 87th birthday
just one month ago. Throughout his life, he took time to compose classical
Chinese poems, which his family will compile as the tenth chapter in his life,
'The Poet'. A memorial service will be announced later. Contributions may be
made to Community Funds Inc. for the N.T. and Mabel Wang Charitable Fund,
which will continue the mission of the China-International Business Project he
established at Columbia University, c/o Community Funds Inc., 2 Park Avenue,
NY, NY 10016
Published in the New York Times from 8/29/2004 - 8/30/2004.