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Rondepierre was born Jan. 15, 1930, in Queens, N.Y., to Jules Rondepierre of Le Donjon, France and Margaret Moore Rondepierre of Glasgow, Scotland.
Rondepierre held a J.D. from the Temple University School of Law and a B.S. from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He was admitted to and held membership in the District of Columbia Bar, the Connecticut Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Inter American Bar Association and the U.S. Supreme Court. Following service as a licensed officer, he embarked on his insurance career in 1955 with INA (Insurance Company of North America) as a marine surveyor and became general counsel of the INA Group in 1970 and deputy chief of Legal Affairs in 1976.
Rondepierre joined General Reinsurance Corporation in Greenwich, in 1977, as senior vice president and general counsel. He served on the Board of the International Association of Defense Counsel during his tenure. After retiring in 1995, he was a co-founder and served as president and director emeritus of ARIAS (US), a not-for-profit corporation. He was a member of the Stamford Yacht Club where he served as secretary on the board of directors.
Rondepierre is survived by his wife, Nan Rondepierre; brother Jules (Sandy) Rondepierre of Havre de Grace, Md.; son, Stephen C. Rondepierre of Springfield, Mass.; daughter Aimee (Robert) Amarant of Long Valley, N.J.; daughter, Anne (Norman) Riczu of Trumbull; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by his brother, Roger; and son, Peter Edmond Rondepierre.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Moore Church in Darien, burial will be private at Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Young Mariners Foundation, 151 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902.
Edward Lawrence Funeral Home in Darien will be handling the funeral arrangements.
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