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Jeremiah Milbank Jr.
Jeremiah
“Jerry” Milbank Jr. formerly of Greenwich, Connecticut and more
recently a resident of Charlottesville died Tuesday, August 7, 2007.
One
of our nation’s great civic leaders and philanthropists, he was beloved
by family and friends and universally respected among colleagues in
business and philanthropy.
He was the son of the late Jeremiah Milbank Sr. and Katharine Schulze Milbank.
Voluntary
service and a strong belief in limited government were guiding
principles of Jerry’s life. For over 35 years, he led The JM Foundation
as President and President Emeritus and was a Founding Director of the
Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation. Among his other leadership roles
were: Trustee, President, and Chairman of Boys and Girl Clubs of
America; President of ICD-International Center for the Disabled;
Chairman of Boy and Girls Clubs of Greenwich; Life member of the B
Girls Clubs of Charlottesville; and Trustee of the Hoover Institution
on War, Revolution and Peace; the Herbert Hoover Foundation; the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Foundation; the Advisory Committee on Presidential
Libraries; the National Forum Foundation; Taft Institute for
Government; the Dole Foundation for Employment of People with
Disabilities; the National Council on Disability; Round Hill Community
Church; and dozens of other local and national organizations.
Jerry’s
kindness and generosity helped millions of Americans. His philanthropic
spirit enabled him to serve many charitable organizations with great
distinction, earning numerous awards and honors, such as President
Ronald Reagan’s Volunteer Action Award, the Herbert Hoover Humanitarian
Award from Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the National Society of
Fund Raising Executives Philanthropist of the Year Award, Rutgers
University National Distinguished Service Award; the Harold Russell
Award from the President’s Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities, Kessler Institute’s Human Dignity Award, the National
Rehabilitation Institute Advocacy Award, the National Leadership Award
of the Alcohol and Drug Problems Association of North America, the
National Commission Against Drunk Driving Chairman’s Award, the R.
Brinkley Smithers Award of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, and the Women’s National Republican Award.
Jerry
Milbank graduated from Yale in 1942, served in the United States Navy
in the Pacific during World War II, and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard
after the war. In 1948, he began working in private finance and
investments with his father, serving on a number of corporate Boards
including the Chase Manhattan Bank. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate
Degrees by Sacred Heart University, Ithaca College, and Manhattan
College. A lifelong Republican, he served as Chairman of the Republican
National Finance Committee and founded the Republican Eagles.
He
is survived by four children from his 35 year marriage to his beloved
Andrea Hunter Milbank, who passed away in 1982, Jeremiah Milbank III,
Victoria Milbank Whitney, Elizabeth Milbank Archer, and Joseph Hunter
Milbank; as well as 10 grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife,
Mary Rockefeller Milbank.
Contributions in Jeremiah Milbank’s
memory can be made to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, c/o Roxanne
Spillett, President, B&GCA National Headquarters, 1275 Peachtree
Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309.
A private service will be held in Charlottesville.
A memorial service will be held in Greenwich, Connecticut on September 29, 2007.
Published in the Daily Progress on 8/9/2007.
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August 20, 2007
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. He was a very caring person who loved you and your family very much. My brother so enjoyed spending time with you and your father at your place in South Carolina. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Andrew Farrley (Evanston, IL)
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August 15, 2007
Mr. Jeremiah Milbank, Jr., walked with quiet strength...his contribution to the Boys And Girls Clubs of America will be hard to duplicate... The A.G. Gaston boys club in Birmingham, Alabama, provided and still provides, a wholesome outlet for the underserved youth of the community... We knew of Mr. Milbank from his activities with the republican national committee, where he was an originator of the eagles...he was the example of quiet republicanism for fellow life long republicans, those true to basic republican principles, to emulate...we are quite sadden to learn of his passing...may god bless his soul and may he be remembered for the examples he set.
We are sorry to hear the news of Jerry Milbank's death. He was a kind and generous person, and he leaves a legacy of caring about others.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time.
The Manhattan College alumni community shares your grief, and is now praying for our fellow honorary alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself … any man’s death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.
It was a privilege to know Jerry. His abilities and accomplishments were important, but it was his humanity, humility and humor that mattered. He gave so much, in New York, the Adirondacks, Greenwich, and Charlottesville. He always left a place better for having been there.