With great sadness we announce the death of Sabin Chase Streeter, age 84, of Chappaqua, New York on Sunday, September 28. We are comforted by the wonderful example of his long and fulfilling life.
Born in Hartford in 1941, Sabin grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut. He spent summers at Camp O-AT-KA in Lake Sebago, Maine where he developed his skills and passion for baseball. A graduate of Deerfield Academy, he attended Middlebury College and served as a trustee from 1984 to 1989. He was instrumental in encouraging the College to adopt the Posse program and dramatically increase the diversity of its student body.
Sabin served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1964 to 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In the summer of 1961 he met Beverley Hamilton, the great love of his life. They were married in 1964 and in 1966 they moved to New York City, where Sabin attended Columbia Business School.
After graduation, Sabin joined the investment banking division of Blyth, Eastman Dillon. He moved to Dean Witter in 1972 and then joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1976 as a senior vice president. Sabin made his most enduring legacy at DLJ. He was passionate about creating and sustaining the positive culture of the firm he loved.
In 1992, Sabin was named an executive-in-residence at Columbia Business School, where he taught and advised students for more than two decades. He also served on Columbia’s Board of Overseers and then as a Trustee Emeritus. In 2014, he was awarded the Alumni Medal for Distinguished Service by the University.
Throughout his career, Sabin was a forceful advocate for women in investment banking and for greater diversity both in higher education and on Wall Street. His most lasting professional and personal legacy is the mentoring and inspirational support that he gave at DLJ, at SEO (Sponsor for Educational Opportunity), and as an Executive-in-Residence at Columbia Business School.
A resident of Chappaqua for more than 50 years, Sabin served as Treasurer and Head of Ushers for many years at the family’s beloved Church of St. Mary the Virgin. He coached all his sons’ baseball teams with boundless enthusiasm and served on many boards and local organizations.
It is hard to overstate the magnitude of Sabin’s impact on the lives of his family and friends. He had so much exuberant positive energy for all the things he did.
Sabin is survived by his wife Beverley; his three sons Sabin Jr., Gordon and George Streeter; his three daughters-in-law Krista Whetstone, Rebecca Streeter (Petrush) and Kristina Howard, his five grandchildren Otis, Hazel, Cornelia, and Delphine Streeter, and Nathaniel Appelt; and his two sisters Anita Smith and Alice Brooks.