Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Henry Zapruder and his Tenuous Ties

Henry Zapruder died on January 24, 2006.  He was a lawyer for the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. when his father, Abraham Zapruder, shot the film of JFK's assassination.  Henry Zapruder's daughter, Alexandra Zapruder, is married to Craig W. Dye.

Henry Zapruder's father belonged to the same CIA organization as the de Mohrenschildt's The Dallas Council On World Affairs which was founded by Neil Mallon, the classmate of Prescott Bush (father of former President George H.W. Bush) at Yale. Both Prescott Bush and Neil Mallon were Skull and Bones members.

Robert Strauss, founder of the Dallas-based law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, is a friend of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush.  Both Barbara Bush and Alexandra Zapruder are graduates of Smith College.

Neil Mallon held an office in the same building as CIA agent George de Mohrenschildt and the building was under a CIA trust.

Obituary in short is as follows;:

ZAPRUDER, HENRY G.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2006, HENRY G. ZAPRUDER of Chevy Chase, MD. Beloved husband of Marjorie Zapruder; devoted father of Matthew, Michael and Alexandra (Craig Dye) Zapruder; dear brother of Myrna Ries; loving grandfather of Hannah Lilly. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2006, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Micah, 2829 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20007. Interment following at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Adelphi, MD. Shiva will be observed at the late residence, Thursday evening, Saturday and Sunday evenings. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60018 or to the Henry G. Zapruder Fund for Education, c/o The Rabbi's Discretionary Fund at Temple Micah.

3 comments:

My Daily Struggles said...

It was I who wrote the Wikipedia article about Alexandra Zapruder.

Anonymous said...

Craig Dye is a direct descendant of a Huyck. He is the distant cousin of Michigan hero, Emory Huyck, and a woman, Lorinda Huyck, she died very unexpectedly.

Anonymous said...

Craig Dye is a direct descendant of a Hollenbeck, to boot. He is the distant cousin of James Mattioli, a Sandy Hook victim. Mattioli is a direct descendant of a Hollenbeck.