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          In memoriam:  John M. Regan Jr., Notre Dame trustee emeritus

          
            
              
                
                Published: January 17, 2011
              

              
                Author: Michael O. Garvey
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

John M. Regan Jr., University of Notre Dame trustee emeritus and former chairman and chief executive officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., died Jan. 10 in Westerly Hospital, Westerly, R.I.  He was 89 years old.

A native of Minneapolis, Regan was graduated early and with honors from Yale in 1943 in order to enlist in the U.S. Army during World War II.  A veteran of the 1944 Normandy campaign, he was wounded during the attack on Cherbourg, and, by the time of his discharge in 1946, had been decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.

He began his career in the insurance business at Marsh & McLennan in 1946 and was promoted through several positions to president of the company in 1972 and chief executive officer the following year.  

Regan was elected to Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees in 1975 and served for 16 years on its student affairs, investment, and academic and faculty affairs committees before becoming a trustee emeritus in 1992.  His many gifts to the University include the endowment of the directorship of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

Regan also was active in numerous professional, business and charitable organizations including the Archdiocese of New York’s Inner-city Scholarship Fund and the Cardinal’s Committee on Education.  

In addition to Prudence S. Regan, his wife of 62 years, Regan is survived by two brothers, Robert M. Regan of Minneapolis, and Richard F. Regan of Honolulu; six children, including John M. Regan III of Watch Hill, R.I.; Deborah R. Edwards of Hartsdale, N.Y.; Peter M. Regan of New Berlin, N.Y.; R. Christopher Regan of Mendham, N.J.; Prudence R. Hallarman of Lincolnshire, Ill.; William M. Regan of New York City, and nine grandchildren.

A private funeral will be held this week, and a memorial service is planned for June. The family has requested that donations be made in Regan’s memory to the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, 1011 1st Avenue #1400, New York, N.Y. 10022-4112.

        

        
        
          
            

          

        
      
      
    
  
  
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