Owsley Brown Frazier, Former Vice Chairman of Brown-Forman
2012年8月17日 - 8:45AM
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Owsley Brown Frazier, former vice chairman of Brown-Forman
Corporation and well-known Louisville community philanthropist,
died today after a long illness. He was 77 years old.
Owsley Brown Frazier served as an executive at Brown-Forman for
45 years and as a member of the board of directors for more than 40
years. He was elected vice chairman in 1983 and continued to serve
in that role until his retirement from management in 2000. He
remained a member of Brown-Forman’s board of directors until
2006.
Frazier’s legacy for the Brown-Forman community is his
leadership and passion for corporate giving. For many years he
spearheaded the company’s community outreach efforts – efforts that
greatly improved the local neighborhoods around the company’s
Louisville campus, as well as the region’s arts community, social
services, and education.
Frazier was also owner and chairman of Bittners, LLC, an
interior and commercial design firm, and after he retired from
Brown-Forman on June 1, 2000, he immediately began laying the
groundwork to open a history museum in downtown Louisville. The
museum, now known as the Frazier International History Museum,
opened in the spring of 2004, and has become one of the region’s
premier tourist and educational attractions.
Perhaps Frazier’s greatest contributions to the Louisville
community, however, were in his philanthropic endeavors, as he
amassed an impressive public service record, raising more than $500
million over a 40-year period primarily for educational
institutions in Kentucky. He was chairman of the University of
Louisville Billion Dollar Campaign, chaired a $75 million campaign
on behalf of the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute to construct a
new state-of-the-art facility, and led an $18 million building
campaign at the University of Louisville for a natatorium and
swimming complex.
Most recently, Frazier donated $25 million to the University of
Louisville in 2011, the largest single contribution in the
university’s history, and believed to be the single largest gift to
any university or college in Kentucky.
For his community and philanthropic leadership, Frazier received
numerous awards, including the Gold Cup from Greater Louisville,
Inc., the Jefferson Cup by then-County Judge Executive Rebecca
Jackson, honorary degrees from the University of Louisville and
Bellarmine University, and the Distinguished Service Award from The
Louisville Black Achievers organization.
“Owsley Brown Frazier was a vital member of the Brown family’s
fourth generation whose leadership at the company helped transform
Brown-Forman into the global enterprise it is today,” said
Brown-Forman Chief Executive Officer Paul Varga. “All of us at
Brown-Forman join Owsley’s family and friends in mourning his
death.”
Geo. Garvin Brown IV, chairman of Brown-Forman’s board of
directors, said, “Owsley was a paragon of Brown-Forman and
community leadership. The on-going legacies of our great company
and the philanthropic institutions he helped build are a testament
to his passion and generosity. His passing is a great loss for all
of us.”
Frazier is survived by his daughters Laura Frazier and Catherine
Joy (Jim Joy) and 8 grandchildren.
Visitation is 3 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 21
at Pearson’s Funeral Home, 149 Breckenridge Lane St. Matthews, KY
40207. Funeral service is at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday (August 22) at
St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch
Road Harrods Creek, KY 40027. In lieu of flowers send donations to
the Frazier history museum or the charity of your choice.
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