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Linda Stein's Funeral Reveals Fondness, Anger

  • 11/2/07 at 4:35 PM
Hundreds turned out at the Riverside Memorial Chapel on the Upper West Side this afternoon for the funeral of murdered real-estate icon Linda Stein. Fellow brokers, longtime friends, and even celebrities like Trudie Styler and Brett Ratner showed up to pay their respects. There were so many attendees, the chapel had to open another room for overflow, though many chose to stand in the main chapel. While the funeral was in parts a celebration, Stein's daughter, Samantha, didn't let the gruesomeness of her death go unmentioned. She said the family would not rest until "the bastard" responsible for her death is found and justice is served. As friends voiced fond and complex remembrances, someone recounted one of Stein's favorite quotes, which captured her aggressive outlook on life. It was Rosalind Russell's famous line from Auntie Mame: "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death." —S. Jhoanna Robledo
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