Alfred Hagedorn, Jr., publisher, dies at 83.Hundreds of industry members and friends gathered on Monday to remember Alfred Hagedorn, Jr., co-founder and publisher of Real Estate Weekly, who died on September 23 at St. Francis Hospital St. Francis Hospital may refer to:
Hagedorn, 83, who founded the newspaper in 1954 with his brother, Charles, was active as publisher until his death. Under Alfred's careful guidance, Real Estate Weekly has become a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of real estate institution, known to many as "the bible" of the industry. Born in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in 1912. Hagedorn was a descendant of a southern family that immigrated to America in the 1830s. His maternal grandfather, who lived in Philadelphia, received a commendation from President Abraham Lincoln after his escape from the Confederate's infamous Libby Prison Libby Prison, in Richmond, Va., a Confederate prison for captured Union officers in the American Civil War. It was previously a tobacco warehouse. Living conditions were extremely bad; the food, sometimes lacking altogether, was poor and sanitation practically . A resident of Manhattan and Sands Point, NY, Hagedorn was a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association, Associated Builders and Owners, Association of Real Estate Women and countless other industry groups. In 1982 he was named Man of the Year by the American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Peter Minuit Post 1247, and he was to be honored by Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York (ABO ABO See: Accumulated Benefit Obligation ) on November 6 as Media Man of the Decade. He will be honored posthumously post·hu·mous adj. 1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. . ABO President Jerome Belson, who also heads up Belson Enterprises Inc., said. "The industry will miss one of the great statesmen. The paper which he founded, Real Estate Weekly, has been the bible for active real estate developers, builders and operators. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife, Barbara, and the family. He will be seriously missed." Christopher Hagedorn, his nephew and president of Hagedorn Communications, said, "Al loved his work and the industry we covered. We will dearly miss him. Real Estate Weekly is his legacy which we will proudly carry on." Broker Eugene A. Hegy, who heads Eugene A. Hegy & Associates recalled sponsoring Alfred as a member of the then Young Men's Real Estate Club. Since Alfred was a couple of years past |
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