Background
Lash, Stephen Sycle was born on February 10, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel George and Carolyn Virginia (Sycle) Lash.
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A Vision of Paradise: Robertson Ward and the Mill Reef Club
(For more than half a century, the Mill Reef Club in Antiq...)
For more than half a century, the Mill Reef Club in Antiqua, West Indies, has been the premier private resort in the Caribbean. It began in 1946 when Robertson "Happy" Ward, a Connecticut architect, led a hearty band of adventures in search of a vacation haven free of the cras commercialization that spoiled many enterprises. On the eastern shore of the island they saw their vision of paradise: 1,300 acres of scrub brush and abandoned sugar fields overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Without the aid of many modern conveniences such as electricity or running water, the first members of the Mill Reef Club transformed the property into a community of private homes with a hotel, clubhouse, tennis courts, and expansive golf course. A Vision of Paradise: Robertson Ward and the Mill Reef Club presents an illustrated history of their dedication to realizing their dream. It is a tale of unique experiences: the establishment of Pan Am's weekly "Mill Reef Special" flight from New York, and learning to contend with the mishaps and misadventures of this rough land―hardships that would be unheard of in their other lives. It is also a story of people, many of whom built America's great corporations, creating a diverse community devoted to forging "the good life" in a place where it always required a lot of work. But come what may, they loved it all. As poet laurete Archibald MacLeish wrote at age eighty-five when frail health finally forced him to withdraw: "You don't resign from the Mill Reef Club more than once in a lifetime and not then if you can help it."
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Stephen Sycle Lash
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Bachelor, Yale University, 1962; Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, 1966.
Career
Vice president Bali Footwear, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1962-1964, 66-68, Singapore Warburg and Company, London, New York City, 1968-1976, Christies, New York City, 1976-1980, senior vice president, 1980-1984, executive vice president, 1984-1993, vice chairman, 1993-2000, chairman, 2000—2010, chairman emeritus, since 2010. Also board directors Christies International PLC & Christies Fine Art Ltd. Visiting professor residential college seminar Yale University, 2004.
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A Vision of Paradise: Robertson Ward and the Mill Reef Club
(For more than half a century, the Mill Reef Club in Antiq...)
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A Vision of Paradise: Robertson Ward and the Mill Reef Club
Membership
Founder, president Ocean Liner Museum, 1983—1988, co-chairman, 1988—1996. Commissioner New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1973—1976. President American Friends of Israel Museum, since 2005.
Member council National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 2002. Board directors New York Landmarks Conservancy, New York City, since 1975, chairman, 1992—1995. Board directors National Building Museum, Washington, 2001—2006, Museum City New York, since 2003, Avon Old Farms School, since 2004.
Board overseers Peabody-Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, since 2000, co-chairman maritime visiting committee. Board directors 7th Regiment Armory Conservancy, Foundation International Cultural Diplomacy, since 2007. Member Yale University Alumni Association Metro New York (president 1987-1990), River Club, Mill Reef Club, Century Association, Wadawanuck Club (Stonington, Connecticut), The Pilgrims.
Connections
Married Wendy Lehman, October 29, 1967. Children: Abigail Sycle, William Lehman.
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American