Raymond A. Hatch of Bridgehampton, Manhattan and Dorset, Vermont, died on May 2 at his New York City home, of congestive heart failure. He was 71.
Born in Gloversville, New York, he was raised in Wisconsin and Michigan, spending summers in the Adironacks at a camp built by his grandfather.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in the early 1960s, he completed the Dean Witter Reynolds account executive training program and joined Carreau & Company on Wall Street, serving as an officer and a director primarily responsible for American Stock Exchange operations.
He moved on to work as a member of the syndicate departments for two other New York Stock Exchange investment banking organizations, including Delafield & Delafield and Sterling Grace & Company. He then worked in convertible bonds, joining Arbitrage Management Company Inc., where he was a vice president.
In May 1982, Mr. Hatch started his own investment banking firm, Grady and Hatch & Company Inc., focusing on private placements, syndicate participations and the origination of its own underwriting. In 1999, he resigned from Grady and Hatch & Company and joined Ridgewood Group International Ltd. as a managing partner and in 2000 was appointed to the board of directors of AlphaTrade.com.
Mr. Hatch was a regular member of the American Stock Exchange and an allied member of the New York Stock Exchange on several occasions; a principal of the National Association of Securities Dealers and a registered investment advisor with the Securities & Exchange Commission for more than 10 years. A competitive swimmer in college and in the Army, as well as an accomplished skier and horseback rider, he enjoyed all sports and loved jazz.
He is survived by his wife, Edwina “Winnie” Worth Hatch of Bridgehampton and New York City; a son, William Worth Hatch of New York City; and a daughter, Diana Huntting Hatch of Bridgehampton.
Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Bridgehampton Child Care Center, P.O. Box 1197, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 would be appreciated by the family.
on May 6, 2008