George Ferris passed away at the center of his life’s work, said colleagues, who remembered him as a leader with diverse interests and a focus on helping others.

Ferris, chairman of investment bank Ferris Baker Watts, died Monday at age 81 after suffering an apparent heart attack at the firm’s Washington, D.C., offices.

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