https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/us-news/estee-lauder-vp-died-in-husbands-arms-in-their-2-8m-nyc-apartment
Estée Lauder executive Kendal Ascher died suddenly in husband’s arms in their $2.8M NYC apartment
A senior Estée Lauder executive died in his husband’s arms inside their New York City apartment — just moments after telling him he felt light-headed.
Kendal Ascher’s husband, William Howe, told the Daily Mail that his spouse of four months went limp in the early hours of Feb. 25 as they desperately tried to reach the bedroom of their $2.8 million Chelsea home.
“There was no pulse, he was immediately unresponsive, he died in my arms,” said Howe, 63. “It all happened within eight seconds.”
Ascher, 56, had taken a shower and said he felt light-headed so he sat down; Howe waited for a few minutes before helping his husband get back to his feet.
The pair could only go four steps before Ascher told his partner, “Wait.” Then he went limp and died.