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August 14, 2007 by WendyB

A few more highlights from the New York Times obituary on Brooke Astor:

  • “In her chauffeur-driven Mercedes-Benz, she traveled all over New York to visit the tenements and churches and neighborhood programs she was considering for foundation grants. Many times a welcoming lunch awaited her on paper plates and plastic folding tables set up for the occasion. She would exclaim over what she called the ‘delicious sauces’: deli mustard and pickle relish.”
  • “she once said that ‘unlike Queen Victoria, we are amused –we are always amused.'”
  • Of the Animal Medical Center, which received a grant to take care of the pets of the elderly poor: “‘Old people have old pets,’ she said. ‘It’s a wonderful place. When I’m sick, that’s where I want them to take me.'”

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  1. In Yr Fshn says

    August 14, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    I just read this morning about her donating money to the pet shelter and again thought how amazing she was!

  2. ParisBreakfasts says

    August 14, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    Very sweet of you to post this to remind us…
    Mrs. Astor was New York.

  3. A says

    August 15, 2007 at 9:13 am

    *”she once said that ‘unlike Queen Victoria, we are amused — we are always amused.'”

    Funny you should post this because when I read it in the Times, I thought it sounded a lot like you, Wendy!

  4. WendyB says

    August 16, 2007 at 9:58 am

    Ha ha! If only I were that fabulous.

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