Richard Ayer Kimball Sr.'s Obituary
Richard Ayer Kimball Sr. died on September 1, 2018, at the age of 88 in Ft. Myers, FL surrounded by his immediate family. Dick was born in Cambridge, MA in 1930, the only child of Gladys and Joseph Kimball. Like the three generations before him, he attended Andover (’48) and Yale (’52), making life-long friends. After graduating, he joined White, Weld in Boston as a stockbroker, later becoming a general partner, managing the Boston office and heading national sales in New York. At White, Weld and later at Kidder, Peabody, Dick sat on the investment committee and ran the daily Morning Call, inspiring the equity salesforce around the world. He travelled internationally to meet with the sales reps to build rapport in the field. In 1988, he launched Eagle Capital Management, an investment management firm, investing money for individuals then retiring in 2002. Dick had a gift for following and predicting the market; he wrote Anticipating Change, a book summarizing his thinking. An avid sailor, Dick raced 210s in Marblehead Harbor and was very proud of taking second place in the Sears Cup Race of the U.S. Sailing Association. He loved to cruise the East Coast with his family and was a member of the Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead, New York Yacht Club and Norton Yacht Club in Darien, CT. Dick gave freely of his time and wisdom, serving on the Vestry at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Darien and St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Sanibel Island. He was a Trustee of The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY, on the Alumni Board of Andover, and a Board Member of A Better Chance in Darien. He was passionate about supporting Andover, the Fund for Urban Negro Development (FUND), STRIVE, Orbis Flying Eye Hospital and Technoserv. He was an avid sailor, skier and tennis player, and spent countless hours building fine furniture. He celebrated any occasion, especially pleased when dancing was involved. Above all, he loved his family and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.Dick is survived by his wife Anne (Bogardus) and children: Martha Pomerantz (Greg) and Jennifer Gasperini, both of Minneapolis, MN, and Rick of Venice, CA, as well as his grandchildren: Sarah Petit (Reid), Atticus, Elle, Tucker, Will, Chloe, John and Eliza.In Florida, a Memorial Service for Dick will be celebrated at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 2304 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957, (239) 472-2173. A Celebration of Life will thereafter take place in Connecticut at 12:00 Noon on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Norton Yacht Club, 23 Baywater Drive, Darien, CT 06820, (203) 656-3852. All are welcome to attend.In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to Hope Hospice at Shell Point, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Ft. Myers, FL 33908; www.hopehospice.org/donate; 239-482-4673. To share a story or photo, leave a tribute or to offer condolences to the family, please visit Dick’s memorial webpage at www.fortmyersmemorial.com and sign his guestbook.
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