Picto Diary - 09, 10, 11 September 2019 - In Memorium Herman Sandler

Above: TIMDT at Gilgal Gardens. Salt Lake City, UT. 09 September 2019.

Above: Wendy Jackson speaks to LSDM. 10 September 2019.

Wendy Jackson, EVP of Land Trust Alliance, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).

"Our one thousand individual land trust members do deals. As a DC based national coordinator, Land Trust Alliance facilitates their following through on deals."

Above: Legos. Avengers something or other.... Salt Lake City, UT

Soccer grandparenting.

Above: Herman Sandler. Picto Diary entry for 11 September 2019..

IN MEMORIAM

Hermam Sandler, Rest in Peace.
Died: World Trade Center 11 September 2001.

I enjoyed your periodic visits to American Savings of Florida (ASF) in Miami while I was CEO there from 1991 to 1995. Our discussions on the financial markets were enlightening. The confidence you showed in our ability to right the ASF ship was encouraging. A tragic act of war cut your life short. Notwithstanding, your life contribution...to your family, your partners, your customers, and your employees was outsized. In a revitalized Sandler, O'Neill and Partners, your legacy lives on. I, for one, am a better person for having known you. SDT

Herman Sandler, CEO Sandler, O'Neill and Partners

Died: World Trade Center 11 September 2001.

Herman Sandler, a Mount Vernon native who co-founded the investment bank Sandler O'Neill, working in the World Trade Center when it was first bombed in 1993.

"Other people started running, but he stayed and said 'They'll figure it out,' " said Martin Marks of White Plains, whose wife, Barbara, was Sandler's first cousin.

Sandler, a confident and passionate guy with a big laugh, sat tight again on 9/11. Sixty six of Sandler O'Neill's 171 employees died, Sandler among them.
"Other people got out," Marks said. "But he was this tall, imposing, successful guy and he stayed."

Sandler grew up in Mount Vernon and spent his summers as a lifeguard in Long Beach. He left Bear Stearns in 1988 to co-found Sandler O'Neill but was equally prominent as a philanthropist. He was a major supporter of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and of Itzhak Perlman's music program for talented youngsters in New York.

Sandler also became a vocal advocate of saving the rainforests. The musician Sting placed a death notice in the New York Times, saying that Sandler "championed my endeavors with huge interest, support and indefatigable energy. He was a joy to be with socially, a charismatic personality exuding a sense of fun and enthusiasm for life that shone from his boyish eyes."

Sandler, who is survived by his wife and three daughters, looked like Daddy Warbucks and could take over a room like him.

"He was a lot of fun to be with," Marks said.

On September 11, 2001 the firm which was headquartered on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center lost 68 of its 171 employees, 40 percent of its overall workforce. One third of the firm's partners, almost the entire equity desk, the entire syndicate desk, and all of the firm's bond traders died during the attack.[7] Among those lost were Herman Sandler, and Christopher Quackenbush, two of the three senior executives who managed the firm. In addition to personnel, the company lost its entire computer system and nearly all of its records in the destruction.[6]

On Sept. 19th, three days after the U.S. financial markets reopened, Dunne said on CNBC that Sandler O'Neill was open for business, having restarted operations as early as September 12.[7] After the attacks, the firm operated temporarily out of the Solow Building, in space provided by Banc of America. In early 2002, Sandler O'Neill moved from the Solow Building to 919 Third Avenue.[7] The firm remained in that building until another move in 2012.

Addendum:

Go go Bishop on your 35 lb. weight loss.

Pensacola Guy,
Atlanta, GA

Glad you and grandson enjoyed the game together, those are very special times😎 You men must stop aggravating those little ducks and teasing them you won’t be happy when they grow up to be the size of a dinosaur and chase you down 👻

markco, Oxnard, CA