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Article: THE PASSING OF A SOCIAL LION.(obituary)(Baron Alexis de Rede)(Obituary)
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- WWD
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- July 20, 2004
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PARIS -- The Baron Alexis de Rede, the social grandee known for his opulent balls, fastidious manners and grand tastes, died in Paris on July 9. He was 82.
Rede expired "in a second" after his heart stopped at the American Hospital, where he had gone for tests, said Pierre Berge, one of Rede's close friends.
An intimate mass was celebrated July 13 at Saint Louis en L'Isle, the church near Rede's residence at the Hotel Lambert. He then was interred in a private ceremony. His body was laid in a crypt at Pere Lachaise near that of his mentor, Arturo Lopez-Wilshaw. A larger memorial is being planned for September.
"He lived in another era," said ...