The woman often called the First Lady of New York died in August.Brooke Astor was one hundred and five years old.The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life 　1　 (help)the needy in her beloved city.She was born in Portsmouth,New Hampshire.She was the only child of a high level military officer.After two earlier　 2　 ,she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again.He came from a family　 3　 had been rich for at least one hundred years.Among other things,he owned many buildings in New York City.Brooke Astor became one of the 　4　 (rich)women in the world when Vincent Astor died.She also became head of a huge charity organization　 5　 (found)by her husband.He reportedly had told her she would have fun giving 　6　 his money.And apparently she did.Missus Astor gave tens of millions of dollars 　7　 (main)to places and people in New York City.She said it was the sensible choice because that was 　8　 the money had been made.She gave financial support to the city?s cultural centers,its poor and disabled as　 9　 　as to many other smaller charities.When she died，the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today 10　 her support.