Samuel Benjamin, real estate icon, passes at 91.Samuel N. Benjamin, of 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 , New York, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at the age of 91. He was born March 2, 1915, one of nine children of William Massena Benjamin and Charlotte Hoffman Prime Benjamin of 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. and Garrison, New York Garrison is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York. It is part of the town of Philipstown and is located on the east side of the Hudson River, right across from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Garrison Metro-North Railroad station serves the town. . He graduated from Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. Trinity College Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian. in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1938, where he was an active member of the Delta Psi fraternity and later served as its National President, and he graduated from the Flying Cadets in 1941, from which he received the Military Saber Award as the most outstanding cadet in his class. He later graduated from Command & General Staff School and the Army Air Force Staff School, rising to the rank of Major before leaving the air force in 1946, having served and taught flight training during World War II at various air bases in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century and South America. He was married to Joan Oakey Benjamin on February 14, 1942, and their son, the late Samuel N. Benjamin, Jr., was born on March 11, 1943. In 1946 he returned with his wife and son to Garrison, New York, and joined New York City-based Ruland & Benjamin, Inc., a real estate management, appraisal, and mortgage company, which he served as President and Head of the Management Department. He served at various times as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President of the New York chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York, President of the Washington Square Association, and a member of the National Panel of the American Arbitration Association The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. . He taught real estate management courses for both the Institute of Real Estate Management and New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . He served as President and a member of the Board of Governors of the St. Anthony Club and as a Governor of the Squadron A Club. He was a volunteer Big Brother and a member of the Manhattan Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, each for over 20 years. He loved the theatre and was an avid traveler, dog owner, horseback rider, and water-skier. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Joan O. Benjamin, his sisters Mary Benjamin Herring and Sarah Benjamin Prentise, his daughter-in-law Judith B. Benjamin, three grandchildren, Stephen N. Benjamin, Blair W. Benjamin, and Laura E. Benjamin, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be dearly missed by all who had the pleasure to know him. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 1, at 11am, at St. Philips Church in the Highlands, Garrison, New York. |
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