OBITS: The New York Times 26 Oct 2004; New York City, New York co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com DiCostanzo, Joan DiCOSTANZO-Joan, 61, resident of Bronxville, NY, died of cancer Monday, October 25, 2004. Beloved daughter of William (deceased) and Kathryn Paolillo; wife of Nicholas Michael DiCostanzo; mother of Darcey Ann and Nicholas William DiCostanzo; and sister of Kathryn Watts, William Paolillo, and Ann Engels. Wake at McGrath's Funeral Home (914-337-6770), 20 Cedar Street, Bronxville, New York 10708, Tuesday, 6-9 PM and Wednesday, 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph's Church (914-337-0261), 22 Meadow Ave., Bronxville, Thursday at 10 AM. Published in the New York Times from 10/26/2004 - 10/27/2004. Kallir, Lilian KALLIR-Lilian. All of us at ICM Artists mourn the loss of pianist Lilian Kallir, a great artist and a remarkable human being. Our hearts go out to her beloved husband, Claude Frank and her daughter, Pamela Frank. Claude and Pam tended to her so lovingly as she fought valiantly during her long and terrible illness. Peace to her memory. David V. Foster President and CEO Byron Gustafson Executive Vice President Jenny Vogel Executive Vice President Patricia A. Winter Senior Vice President Published in the New York Times from 10/26/2004 - 10/27/2004. Lavitt, Ed LAVITT-Ed. Lover of language and life died Sunday, October 24, 2004. He has joined his beloved Marlene in that great cocktail party in the sky and is now definitely feeling no pain. This piece in The Times is for you, Ed. Published in the New York Times on 10/26/2004. Lilly, John R. LILLY-John R., 76, Financial Executive, of Greenwich, CT died October 19, 2004 at Greenwich Hospital. He died of cancer after a long illness with Parkinson's and Diabetes. Born August 15, 1928 in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Richard J. and Katherine Kaye Lilly of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Lilly is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marcella Seymour Lilly of Greenwich, CT a daughter, Marcella Dresdale of Bronxville, NY a son, John R. Lilly, Jr. of Greenwich, CT and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Katherine Gibbs, of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Lilly received his B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska and Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law School. He did post-graduate work in Economics at Oxford University in England and was a research and teaching fellow in international trade law at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Mr. Lilly's business management experience included serving as Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, Director and member of Senior management of multi-national Fortune 500 companies. He started with the international staff of the Ford Motor Company and then was associated with the Singer Co., Richardson-Merrell, Inc., U.S. Industries, Inc., Food Fair Inc. and Atlantic Energy Inc. In the late 1960's, Mr. Lilly founded the Treasurer's Club in New York City. He was a past governor of the Riverside Yacht Club. He served in the Korean War as 1st lieutenant and was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery. Mr. Lilly was active in community, charitable and educational affairs. He was a member of the Declarations Committee of the National Foreign Trade Convention, the International Section of the American Bar Association and, under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, was a member of the Business Advisory Council on Federal Reporting of the Office of Management and Budget. He also served as a member of the Financial Advisory Council of the American Management Association and was admitted to State and Federal Bar associations. Published in the New York Times on 10/26/2004.