"I have lost my beloved mother, and New York and the world have lost a great lady. She was one of a kind in every way. Her tombstone will be inscribed with the words she specifically asked for: 'I had a wonderful life.'"
Brooke Astor

January 1, 1970

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Astor's son, Anthony Marshall

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