▁homes ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁Bridge , ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁Manh attan . ▁He ▁was ▁co - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Base ▁Re align ment ▁and ▁Cl os ure ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Having ▁suffered ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁from ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Home ▁for ▁the ▁A ged ▁at ▁River dale ▁in ▁The ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁at ▁Corn wall ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Corn wall , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Jewish ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁ ▁Rib ico ff , ▁Abraham ▁in ▁American ▁National ▁Biography , ▁American ▁Council ▁of ▁Lear ned ▁Soci eties , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Abraham ▁Alexander ▁Rib ico ff ▁entry ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Govern ors ▁Association ▁ ▁Abraham ▁Alexander ▁Rib ico ff ▁entry ▁at ▁the ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁K aye ▁Sch ol er ▁L LP ▁website ▁ ▁" A bra ham ▁Rib ico ff , ▁ 8 7 , ▁Dies ," ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁ 2 3 ▁Feb ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁p . ▁D 0 6 . ▁ ▁Complete ▁Text ▁and ▁Audio ▁of ▁Rib ico ff ' s ▁D NC ▁Nom ination ▁of ▁George ▁McG overn ▁Spe ech ▁by ▁Abraham ▁Rib ico ff ▁given ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Audio ▁recording ,