Herbert F. Aspbury a longtime resident of New Canaan, CT and of John’s Island, Florida died on

Tuesday May 12th aged 81.

Herb spent his career in banking. He joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust in 1967. After leading

MHT’s North American division in New York, he became the London-based head of Europe for

Chemical Bank following the merger of those two institutions in 1992. After a subsequent

merger, he retired from Chase Manhattan as the Senior Managing Director for Europe, Africa

and the Middle East in 2000.

After retirement, Herb returned to Connecticut and served on numerous boards, both corporate

and non-profit. He was chairman of the Royal Oak Society, the American affiliate of the English

National Trust, and was vice chairman of the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s board of trustees.

In addition to donating his time, Herb was a generous financial supporter of numerous

charitable causes. Among them were the Block Island Nature Conservancy, the Vero Beach

Museum of Art, the Public Broadcasting System and his alma mater, Villanova University, where

he and his wife endowed a scholarship.

Herb obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Villanova in 1967 and graduated from

Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development in 1980. A proud alumnus of

Villanova, he received an Alumni Medal for outstanding and extended service to his alma mater

in 1992. He joined the Alumni Association board of directors in 1994, spending two years as its

president. He became a member of the university’s Board of Trustees in 1999 and was honored

to be elected its Chairman in 2007.

Herb was born in Millbrook, New York, the youngest of three children to James T. and Helen

(nee Mulholland) Aspbury. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brother, James

Aspbury, Jr. and sister, Helen Anne Ballantyne. He is survived by his widow, Mary Victoria (nee

Doran) and his three children: Matt Aspbury of Emeryville, California; Peter Aspbury (husband

of Alex) of London, England; and Pamela Byrne (wife of Jeff) of Darien, Connecticut. He also is

survived by his six adoring grandchildren.

For all his accomplishments, there is no doubt that the one of which Herb was most proud was

his marriage of fifty-seven years to his wife Vicki. Throughout the darkness of Alzheimer’s, his

love for her shone brightly to the end.

A celebration of Herb’s life will be held at Saint Aloysius Church in New Canaan on Friday, the

22nd of May at 10:30am. For those wishing to honor his memory, contributions may be made

to the Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Association of Indian River County, Center for Memory and

Movement.