He was the son of Charles Adams (ne Fuhrmann) and Jessica Furman, and the stepson of his mother's second husband Lyman Saffin.
His parents' marriage ended with his father's sudden death in March 1900. His mother was acquitted, however his mother's remarriage in October 1900 resulted in the immediate suicide of Lyman Saffin's jilted girlfriend, Mary "Minnie" Pons.
He was the brother of Irving Jack Saffin (ne Adams) and the half brother of Gertrude Saffin (born 1902 in Ohio) and Barney Saffin (born 1912 in New York).
His paternal grandmother was Cecelia "Celia" Johnson, whose family immigrated from southern Sweden to the Utah Territory in 1857 to 1859 (the journey took years to complete), and whose family ultimately settled in Omaha, Nebraska in 1868.
During his mother's brief incarceration, the newspapers reported that his paternal grandmother had visited his mother in jail, and had promised his mother that she and the children would always be provided for by this late father's family
His Utah-based paternal great-aunt was the Mormon matriarch Christena Yorgason.
His maternal grandfather was George Furman, a native of New York. His maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Kay Furman, a dressmaker born in Canada, whose parents were born in the West Indies and in Scotland.
He married Blanche Van Buskirk, daughter of George Van Buskirk and Mame Kinzley Van Buskirk. They had no children.
It may be noted that during his life he reported the year of his birth as anything from 1892 to 1895, but newspaper articles upon his father's sudden death show that he was born just outside that age range, in 1891. Ultimately, 1891 was the year recorded on his gravestone.
In addition to being an expert on New Jersey bonds, he was a collector of important, collectible New Jersey financial instruments (currency and banknotes), and created the Richard Saffin collection which was auctioned off by Christie's in 1982.
He also amassed a large amount of land, some of which he donated to create the Saffin Rock-Rill Reservation, which is now part of the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in the Morris County Park System, New Jersey.
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from the New York Times, 11 March 1982:
SAFFIN--Richard Fay. Formerly of Hackensack, 92 years of age, died at his home in Lake Hopatcong on Tuesday, March 9, 1982, after a long illness. He was a partner in the brokerage firm of Boland Saffin Gordon and Sauffer of 42 Broadway, NYC, and was a specialist in N.J. Municipal Bonds and a consultant to many N.J. Municipalities in the solution of their bonding problems. During its existence he was a Director and active in the Circus Saints and Sinners Organization in NYC. His wife Blanche Van Buskirk Saffin and his brother Jack Saffin both predeceased him. There were no children or grandchildren. There will be visitation at the Bermingham Funeral Home, Wharton, N.J. on Thursday, March 11, at 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM. Graveside services at Hackensack Cemetery will be held on Friday, March 12, at 2 PM.
His parents' marriage ended with his father's sudden death in March 1900. His mother was acquitted, however his mother's remarriage in October 1900 resulted in the immediate suicide of Lyman Saffin's jilted girlfriend, Mary "Minnie" Pons.
He was the brother of Irving Jack Saffin (ne Adams) and the half brother of Gertrude Saffin (born 1902 in Ohio) and Barney Saffin (born 1912 in New York).
His paternal grandmother was Cecelia "Celia" Johnson, whose family immigrated from southern Sweden to the Utah Territory in 1857 to 1859 (the journey took years to complete), and whose family ultimately settled in Omaha, Nebraska in 1868.
During his mother's brief incarceration, the newspapers reported that his paternal grandmother had visited his mother in jail, and had promised his mother that she and the children would always be provided for by this late father's family
His Utah-based paternal great-aunt was the Mormon matriarch Christena Yorgason.
His maternal grandfather was George Furman, a native of New York. His maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Kay Furman, a dressmaker born in Canada, whose parents were born in the West Indies and in Scotland.
He married Blanche Van Buskirk, daughter of George Van Buskirk and Mame Kinzley Van Buskirk. They had no children.
It may be noted that during his life he reported the year of his birth as anything from 1892 to 1895, but newspaper articles upon his father's sudden death show that he was born just outside that age range, in 1891. Ultimately, 1891 was the year recorded on his gravestone.
In addition to being an expert on New Jersey bonds, he was a collector of important, collectible New Jersey financial instruments (currency and banknotes), and created the Richard Saffin collection which was auctioned off by Christie's in 1982.
He also amassed a large amount of land, some of which he donated to create the Saffin Rock-Rill Reservation, which is now part of the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in the Morris County Park System, New Jersey.
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from the New York Times, 11 March 1982:
SAFFIN--Richard Fay. Formerly of Hackensack, 92 years of age, died at his home in Lake Hopatcong on Tuesday, March 9, 1982, after a long illness. He was a partner in the brokerage firm of Boland Saffin Gordon and Sauffer of 42 Broadway, NYC, and was a specialist in N.J. Municipal Bonds and a consultant to many N.J. Municipalities in the solution of their bonding problems. During its existence he was a Director and active in the Circus Saints and Sinners Organization in NYC. His wife Blanche Van Buskirk Saffin and his brother Jack Saffin both predeceased him. There were no children or grandchildren. There will be visitation at the Bermingham Funeral Home, Wharton, N.J. on Thursday, March 11, at 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM. Graveside services at Hackensack Cemetery will be held on Friday, March 12, at 2 PM.
He was the son of Charles Adams (ne Fuhrmann) and Jessica Furman, and the stepson of his mother's second husband Lyman Saffin.
His parents' marriage ended with his father's sudden death in March 1900. His mother was acquitted, however his mother's remarriage in October 1900 resulted in the immediate suicide of Lyman Saffin's jilted girlfriend, Mary "Minnie" Pons.
He was the brother of Irving Jack Saffin (ne Adams) and the half brother of Gertrude Saffin (born 1902 in Ohio) and Barney Saffin (born 1912 in New York).
His paternal grandmother was Cecelia "Celia" Johnson, whose family immigrated from southern Sweden to the Utah Territory in 1857 to 1859 (the journey took years to complete), and whose family ultimately settled in Omaha, Nebraska in 1868.
During his mother's brief incarceration, the newspapers reported that his paternal grandmother had visited his mother in jail, and had promised his mother that she and the children would always be provided for by this late father's family
His Utah-based paternal great-aunt was the Mormon matriarch Christena Yorgason.
His maternal grandfather was George Furman, a native of New York. His maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Kay Furman, a dressmaker born in Canada, whose parents were born in the West Indies and in Scotland.
He married Blanche Van Buskirk, daughter of George Van Buskirk and Mame Kinzley Van Buskirk. They had no children.
It may be noted that during his life he reported the year of his birth as anything from 1892 to 1895, but newspaper articles upon his father's sudden death show that he was born just outside that age range, in 1891. Ultimately, 1891 was the year recorded on his gravestone.
In addition to being an expert on New Jersey bonds, he was a collector of important, collectible New Jersey financial instruments (currency and banknotes), and created the Richard Saffin collection which was auctioned off by Christie's in 1982.
He also amassed a large amount of land, some of which he donated to create the Saffin Rock-Rill Reservation, which is now part of the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in the Morris County Park System, New Jersey.
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from the New York Times, 11 March 1982:
SAFFIN--Richard Fay. Formerly of Hackensack, 92 years of age, died at his home in Lake Hopatcong on Tuesday, March 9, 1982, after a long illness. He was a partner in the brokerage firm of Boland Saffin Gordon and Sauffer of 42 Broadway, NYC, and was a specialist in N.J. Municipal Bonds and a consultant to many N.J. Municipalities in the solution of their bonding problems. During its existence he was a Director and active in the Circus Saints and Sinners Organization in NYC. His wife Blanche Van Buskirk Saffin and his brother Jack Saffin both predeceased him. There were no children or grandchildren. There will be visitation at the Bermingham Funeral Home, Wharton, N.J. on Thursday, March 11, at 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM. Graveside services at Hackensack Cemetery will be held on Friday, March 12, at 2 PM.
His parents' marriage ended with his father's sudden death in March 1900. His mother was acquitted, however his mother's remarriage in October 1900 resulted in the immediate suicide of Lyman Saffin's jilted girlfriend, Mary "Minnie" Pons.
He was the brother of Irving Jack Saffin (ne Adams) and the half brother of Gertrude Saffin (born 1902 in Ohio) and Barney Saffin (born 1912 in New York).
His paternal grandmother was Cecelia "Celia" Johnson, whose family immigrated from southern Sweden to the Utah Territory in 1857 to 1859 (the journey took years to complete), and whose family ultimately settled in Omaha, Nebraska in 1868.
During his mother's brief incarceration, the newspapers reported that his paternal grandmother had visited his mother in jail, and had promised his mother that she and the children would always be provided for by this late father's family
His Utah-based paternal great-aunt was the Mormon matriarch Christena Yorgason.
His maternal grandfather was George Furman, a native of New York. His maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Kay Furman, a dressmaker born in Canada, whose parents were born in the West Indies and in Scotland.
He married Blanche Van Buskirk, daughter of George Van Buskirk and Mame Kinzley Van Buskirk. They had no children.
It may be noted that during his life he reported the year of his birth as anything from 1892 to 1895, but newspaper articles upon his father's sudden death show that he was born just outside that age range, in 1891. Ultimately, 1891 was the year recorded on his gravestone.
In addition to being an expert on New Jersey bonds, he was a collector of important, collectible New Jersey financial instruments (currency and banknotes), and created the Richard Saffin collection which was auctioned off by Christie's in 1982.
He also amassed a large amount of land, some of which he donated to create the Saffin Rock-Rill Reservation, which is now part of the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in the Morris County Park System, New Jersey.
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from the New York Times, 11 March 1982:
SAFFIN--Richard Fay. Formerly of Hackensack, 92 years of age, died at his home in Lake Hopatcong on Tuesday, March 9, 1982, after a long illness. He was a partner in the brokerage firm of Boland Saffin Gordon and Sauffer of 42 Broadway, NYC, and was a specialist in N.J. Municipal Bonds and a consultant to many N.J. Municipalities in the solution of their bonding problems. During its existence he was a Director and active in the Circus Saints and Sinners Organization in NYC. His wife Blanche Van Buskirk Saffin and his brother Jack Saffin both predeceased him. There were no children or grandchildren. There will be visitation at the Bermingham Funeral Home, Wharton, N.J. on Thursday, March 11, at 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM. Graveside services at Hackensack Cemetery will be held on Friday, March 12, at 2 PM.
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