NASH, Edmund W. "Ted" - Passed away at his home in Belvedere on June 6, 2003 at the age of 85, of complications from Parkinson's Disease. Ted was born on Long Island on February 20, 1918, the first son of Esther Auchincloss Nash and Edmund W. Nash. He is survived by his wife of almost 62 years, Ruth Prentice Nash; his son, Burr, daughter-in-law, Lisa, and grandchildren, Eli and Emma; and his sister, Anita and brother, John. After graduating from Yale in 1939, Ted served as a Captain in the Army stationed in North Africa and Italy. Upon returning to New York City he worked as an editor for Duell Sloan and Pierce, and McGraw-Hill. After moving to California in 1955, Ted joined his stepfather in the real estate business. He was a member of the Bohemian, Pacific Union and San Francisco Golf Clubs. He was a collector of West Coast contemporary art and served on the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He had a special passion for glass art and served on the Board of the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA. An amateur pianist and lover of classical music, he also served as a Trustee of the San Francisco Symphony.
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, June 9, 2003
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, June 9, 2003
NASH, Edmund W. "Ted" - Passed away at his home in Belvedere on June 6, 2003 at the age of 85, of complications from Parkinson's Disease. Ted was born on Long Island on February 20, 1918, the first son of Esther Auchincloss Nash and Edmund W. Nash. He is survived by his wife of almost 62 years, Ruth Prentice Nash; his son, Burr, daughter-in-law, Lisa, and grandchildren, Eli and Emma; and his sister, Anita and brother, John. After graduating from Yale in 1939, Ted served as a Captain in the Army stationed in North Africa and Italy. Upon returning to New York City he worked as an editor for Duell Sloan and Pierce, and McGraw-Hill. After moving to California in 1955, Ted joined his stepfather in the real estate business. He was a member of the Bohemian, Pacific Union and San Francisco Golf Clubs. He was a collector of West Coast contemporary art and served on the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He had a special passion for glass art and served on the Board of the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA. An amateur pianist and lover of classical music, he also served as a Trustee of the San Francisco Symphony.
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, June 9, 2003
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, June 9, 2003
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