Lucy Aldrich Rockefeller Waletzky (born 1941) is an American

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and

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. She is the third daughter of

Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservation movement, conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby A ...

(1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997), and a fourth-generation member of the

Rockefeller family The Rockefeller family () is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothe ...

. Waletzky served on the board of the Friends of the

Rockefeller State Park Preserve Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a state park in Mount Pleasant, New York in the eastern foothills of the Hudson River in Westchester County. Common activities in the park include horse-riding, walking, jogging, running, bird-watching, and f ...

from 1997 to 2006. She received the Governor's Parks and Preservation Award in 2004.

Family

Waletzky has two older sisters,

Marion Rockefeller Weber Marion Rockefeller Weber (born 1938) is the second eldest daughter of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997) and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. Her paternal great-grandfather is Standard Oil' ...

and

Laura Rockefeller Chasin Laura Spelman Rockefeller (October 11, 1936 – November 17, 2015) was an American philanthropist. She was the eldest child of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997), and a fourth generation member of the Rockefe ...

, and a younger brother, Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Jr. Her patrilineal great-grandfather was

Standard Oil Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-f ...

's co-founder

John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller was ...

and her matrilineal great-grandfather was

Frederick H. Billings Frederick H. Billings (September 27, 1823 – September 30, 1890) was an American lawyer, financier, and politician. He is best known for his legal work on land claims during the early years of California's statehood and his presidency of the ...

, a president of

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. Both of her grandmothers,

Mary Billings French Mary Montagu Billings French (March 6, 1869 – June 14, 1951) page 251. was an American heiress and society figure, as well as YWCA president and board member. She was the daughter of Frederick Billings and inherited the Marsh-Billings-Rockefelle ...

and

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (October 26, 1874 – April 5, 1948) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family through her marriage to financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller ...

, were important to the early development of

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Board memberships

Waletzky served on the board of the Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve from 1997 to 2006. She received the Governor's Parks and Preservation Award in 2004.BRIEFS; Giving Back, Going Out And Getting Down nytimes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
/ref> Waletzky concentrated her attention on the bird and wildlife habitat in the park. She was interested in the preserving health of the forests, wetlands, meadows. and streams there. From 1998 to 2004 Waletzky served as board member of the

National Audubon Society The National Audubon Society (Audubon; ) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitats. Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organ ...

. Since March 2007 Waletzky has been the chair of the

New York State Council of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) is a state agency within the New York State Executive DepartmentParks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 3.03. "The office of parks, recreation and ...

Philanthropy

In 2003 Waletzky donated of land to

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state. She also donated to

Westchester County Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...

. The donations were intended to be used for parking at the North County Trail Way bike path, and possibly to establish a new headquarters building for the Westchester County Parks.

Awards

Waletzky received the Governor's Parks and Preservation Award in 2004. She also was given both the State Council of Parks Commission Chair Award and Friends of Westchester County Parks Best Friend Award in 2006.

References

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Family

Board memberships

Philanthropy

Awards

See also

References