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New York socialite Astor dies at 105
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| August 13, 2007
| ULA ILNYTZKY
Posted on 08/13/2007 2:32:33 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
NEW YORK - Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and high society fixture who gave away nearly $200 million to support New York City's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, died Monday. She was 105.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: astor; brookeastor; obituary; socialite
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Brooke's famous quote:
"One can never be too thin or too rich."
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:35:17 PM PDT
by
Dr. Thorne
(Compromise on your vote and you get a compromised government.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:37:00 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: Dr. Thorne
"One can never be too thin or too rich."Or too old I'm guessing.
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:37:37 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:39:39 PM PDT
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
She sounded like a neat woman and the world, at least in the NY area, was a little better because she was in it......
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:41:25 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: krb
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:41:52 PM PDT
by
Jaysun
(It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
To: Jaysun
“When one hundred years you reach, look as good you will not!”
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:42:55 PM PDT
by
thulldud
("Para inglés, oprima el dos.")
To: thulldud
“When one hundred years you reach, look as good you will not!”
I reject that. I’m going to look marvelous. I’m going to look and feel marvelous.
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:47:44 PM PDT
by
Jaysun
(It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
To: krb
OMG! Are those REAL emeralds? That is the most beautiful necklace I’ve ever seen. I don’t think Queen Elizabeth has anything that beautiful. RIP, Mrs. Astor.
To: afraidfortherepublic
With HER money, they’re REAL!
To: krb
Like those jewels! And I’m assuming they’re REAL.
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:53:19 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: afraidfortherepublic
A lovely lady departs this earth to enter unto God’s heavenly Kingdom.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
She didn’t give me any of her millions! Had she survived another coupla years the Hildebeast would have served her up!
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:57:35 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
(Jluius Caesar--Quae Cum Ita Sunt, (Since these things are so))
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Thanks for all your good works.
And here’s one for trivia geniuses: a friend of mine just made the claim that Brooke Astor was the oldest celebrity on earth. It’s a bit of a subjective question, but I would say it’s probably true.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
If I could live to be 105, I’d get down on what’s left of my knees and thank God for the privilege.
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:58:42 PM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Her Father-in-law, whom she obviously never met, died when the Titanic went down.
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posted on
08/13/2007 2:59:24 PM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys: Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat; but they know what's best for us)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
She was a magnificent lady who worked very hard to bring more goodness and beauty into the world. God bless her and keep her.
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posted on
08/13/2007 3:01:19 PM PDT
by
Fairview
( Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.)
To: Fairview
First Merv, now Ms. Astor.
Bet's on # 3?
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posted on
08/13/2007 3:05:46 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Actually she died five years ago. No one noticed until now.
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posted on
08/13/2007 3:13:08 PM PDT
by
thegreatmalcolmx
(I came to love white people. At least that is what I was taught in my black history class.)
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