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Yale Olympic Rower Passes Away at 102
Created: 8/10/2004 2:30:25 PM
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Courtesy of Yale Sports Information
 James Stillman Rockefeller '24, one of Yale's greatest rowers,
who turned 102 years old on June 8,
passed away in the early morning hours of Aug. 10. Known to his
friends as "Stillman," he was the oldest living Bulldog oarsman and
was also the oldest living U.S. Olympic Gold medalist, according to
U.S.O.C. records.
Stillman was the son of William G. Rockefeller, 1892, who was a great
nephew of John D. Rockefeller, the Founder of Standard Oil. Stillman
captained the gold-medal-winning heavyweight crew in the 1924 Olympic
competition at Paris, and his photo was prominently placed on the
cover of Time Magazine on July 7 of that year. He was also presented
with one of the George H.W. Bush "Lifetime of Leadership" Awards at
the 2001 Yale University Athletics Blue Leadership Ball.
Rockefeller became President and Chairman of First National City Bank
(now Citibank of New York). He was director of the National City
Foundation, National City Safe Deposit Company and the International
Banking Corporation. He also served as Vice President of the National
City Realty Corporation and the Director of the Indian Spring Land
Company, the National Cash Register Company, Pan American World
Airways, the American Smelting and Refining Company, the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company and the Cranston Print Works Company.
In 1942, Stillman went on active duty as a major and served with the
Airborne Command and Airborne Center as assistant chief of staff. He
was a Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff Corps at the time of
his discharge in 1945. Rockefeller is a former trustee of the
American Museum of Natural History and a former member of the Board
of Overseers of the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases.
He also served on the University Council as an advisor to the School
of Forestry.
A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 at
Christ Church in Greenwich, Conn., at a time to be announced.
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Related Schools: Yale
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Related Sports: Rowing
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