Longboat Key Obituaries

Dudley Chipley Barrow

Dudley Barrow, 85, of Vero Beach and Dorset, Vt., died Jan. 25.

He was born in Cortland, N.Y., and was raised in Granville, N.Y. He graduated from Granville High School and attended Cornell University and graduated from Bryant College with a degree in accounting. During the Korean War, he graduated from Officer Candidate School as a second lieutenant. He later attended The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1957 with an M.B.A.

Following his graduation from Wharton, he worked for Parker & Co. Insurance in Philadelphia. He then went on to buy an insurance company, Gilbert, Gear and Co. Inc. in Troy, N.Y. It later became Gear Stillman Insurance Co. that he owned for 32 years.

He was president of CPCU, the Insurance Professional Society, of Albany, N.Y. He was president of the Lions Club, served on many boards in the Capitol District and taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

He was an avid outdoorsman and sportsman. He loved golf, tennis, skiing, hunting, fishing and boating. He was a member of Troy Country Club, Lake St. Catherine, Longboat Key Club, Grand Harbour and The Dorset Field Club. During retirement, he enjoyed studying the history of Lake St. Catherine and The Dorset Field Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen S. Barrow.

He is survived by his son, David, and his spouse; daughter Nancy N. Barrow; two grandchildren; his partner, Barbara T. Brittingham, and her daughters and grandchildren.

Abbott Buegeleisen

Abbott Buegeleisen, 102, of Sarasota, died Jan. 31.

He was born in New York City. He roller-skated around his neighborhood and traveled to Europe every year, starting at the age of 8, so his parents could take care of family business importing and distributing musical instruments. He enjoyed dancing and theater.

He graduated from New York University in 1936 and was accepted in Harvard Business School, but he stayed in New York to join his brother and father in working at Buegeleisen & Jacobson. He served in the Third Army as a second lieutenant quartermaster in WWII, overseeing a restaurant in Paris after the liberation. When he returned home, he was introduced to Sally Peyser. They fell in love quickly and got married. In 1957, Abbott fulfilled a lifelong dream and learned how to fly. After that, the couple traveled throughout United States, the Caribbean and the Bahamas for more than 30 years. They had homes on Longboat Key and in Rye, N.Y., before settling in Sarasota permanently and establishing a multiple sclerosis research fund and hosted annual galas to raise money and awareness surrounding the disease.

Abbott loved chocolate, travel and spending time with friends and families.

He was preceded in death by Sally.

He is survived by his children, Alan and Monia Joblin; one granddaughter; one great grandson and one great nephew.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Alan Buegeleisen Mid-FL MS Research Fund, 374 Bobwhite Drive, Sarasota, FL, 34236