JOHN B. SEGAL
John B. Segal, of Larchmont,
NY, and Westport, MA, beloved husband for 50 years of Janet
Z. Segal, Chief Operating Officer of Four Winds Hospital,
Katonah, NY, died on January 6, 2005, of melanoma. He was
76 years old.
He was a cherished father, adored uncle, beloved
grandfather, and a joyful, quick-witted and dynamic spirit
among his friends and business colleagues. An innovator
in the cultivation of new hop varieties, he successfully
propagated
the Cascade hop, among others, which became a mainstay
of the brewing industry. He was an active voice for the use
of American-grown hops in beer production. He owned a ranch
in Grandview, WA, the base of his agricultural operations
and brokered the sale of hops, as his father had done since
the repeal of Prohibition. He also propagated poplar trees
for environmental remediation and at the time of his death,
was exploring the medicinal uses of hops.
Born in New York
and raised in Great Neck, he attended Westtown School
in Westtown, PA, and Bard College in Annandale, NY. In addition
to his wife, he is survived by his brother, actor, George
Segal, and his children and their spouses, John and Robyn
Segal of Scarsdale, NY, Jeanne Segal and Tom Trainer
of
Bethesda,
MD, Joanne Fryer (and the late Gary Fryer) also of Larchmont,
and special nephew and niece Nicholas Segal, Polly Segal,
and the lights of his life, nine grandchildren, Adam
Segal, William Segal, Matthew Fryer, Jenny Fryer, Rebecca
Fryer,
Eliza Trainer, Ben Trainer, Annie Segal and Teddy Segal.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be
made either to The Melanoma Immuno Fund, c/o Dr. Jed Wolchock,
Memorial Sloan Kettering, 1275 York Avenue, New York,
New
York 10021, or Westport River Watershed Alliance (WRWA),
P.O. Box 3427, Westport , MA 02790.
Funeral services
will be held on Sunday, January 9th at 11:30 am at Frank
E.
Campbell Funeral Chapel, 1076 Madison Ave., at 81st
Street , NYC
(212) 288-3500.
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