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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Arts / Theater Buster Alvord, R.I.P.

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:25 PM

This is long overdue, but—Buster Alvord, founder of the school of neuropathology at UW and a founding father of Seattle's arts scene (he was on the board of the Henry and ACT and his wife was the first female board president at the Rep), passed away in middle-late January.

The Seattle Times has a nice, thorough obituary.

He was a member of the UW Libraries and History Department visiting committees, a supporter of KUOW, a fundraiser for the Solomon Katz Professorship in the Humanities, a member of the Henry Art Gallery board of trustees and president of the UW World Series advisory board for Meany Hall. He served as a member of the board of trustees of the University of Puget Sound, where he was also chair of its Music, Art, and Drama board. He was also a member of the honorary board of directors of the Medic One Foundation. "Keep a third, give a third to Uncle Sam, and give a third away" is the formula that guided Buster Alvord's philanthropy.

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Thanks for acknowledging this wonderful man.

Posted by He was a true gentleman on February 2, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Indeed. His generosity and commitment to medicine and the arts in Seattle are apparent on the walls of SAM, The Henry, at the symphony, opera, ballet, ACT, etc.

Posted by roddy