Redl, businessman and philanthropist, dies
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. » Herb Redl, a businessman who developed and owned more than 1.1 million square feet of retail, office, warehouse and storage space in Dutchess, Ulster and Orange counties, died Thursday, Jan. 20. He was 91.
Redl began his business career in 1949 as the owner and operator of a gas station and repair shop. His holdings eventually included office buildings, shopping plazas and selfstorage facilities. He was the first to develop an upscale concept of a manufactured home community in the Mid-Hudson Valley region known as The Gables, which provides affordable housing. His holdings also included HHR Construction, Guardian Self Storage, and All Sport Health and Fitness.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said in a statement, “Dutchess County mourns the loss of Herb Redl, one of the strongest and most abiding pillars in our community. Herb was the quintessential entrepreneur, community benefactor, family patriarch, and devoted friend.”
Molinaro added, “He was a gentleman who didn’t seek the spotlight, preferring instead to quietly contribute substance with dignity and grace.”
Redl was one of the founders of the Dutchess Community Economic External Marketing Council. He served on the boards or affiliated boards at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, The Bardavon Theater, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, Mid Hudson Savings Bank, First Fidelity, and First Union. In addition, he provided financial support to such organizations as the March of Dimes and the American Heart Association.
Herb and his wife, Sue, donated 30 acres in Pleasant Valley to be used as a recreational park, near the West Road School a few years ago. It is now the site of Redl Park.
With Redl’s support, Vassar Brothers Medical Center established the Redl Infusion Therapy Center in the Dyson Center for Cancer Care and created the Redl Family Foyer that welcomes patients.