T. Richard Fishbein ’60

T. Richard Fishbein ’60 passed away on October 14, 2014. He leaves behind his wife, Estelle; stepdaughter Melissa and her husband, Ryan; brother Peter; and grandchildren Ella and Ethan. Richard had an enduring love for learning and the life of the mind. As he put it, he chose to “live his life with vigor”—through his family and friends, his career, and his many activities and interests. Richard was a retired partner of the Cortec Group, a private equity investment firm in New York. He served on boards of public and private entities, including Polytechnic Institute of New York University, National Academy Museum and School of Fine Art, Japanese Art Society of America and NYC Seed. He was a devoted patron of the arts with a special place in his heart for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Japanese Art Society of America. His philanthropic life involved other institutions, including the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Dartmouth and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Richard majored in philosophy, engaged with Le Cercle Francais and the International Club, and spent his junior year in France to learn the language and further his interests in philosophy. Following graduation he received his M.B.A. from Harvard and a diploma from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Bender-Fishbein Endowed Scholarship at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, to the attention of Judy Sager, Office of Development and Alumni Relations, 15 MetroTech Center, 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.