Chuck Feeney, a great philanthropist, was born on April 23, 1931, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, amid the difficult times of the Great Depression. He came from a low-income Irish-American household, with his mother working as a hospital nurse and his father as an insurance underwriter. His ancestors can be traced back to County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.
Feeney finished high school in 1949 at Elizabeth’s St. Mary of the Assumption High School. He attributed his generous spirit to the values instilled in him during his time at St. Mary, and in 2016, he made a significant donation of $250,000 to the school, marking the largest contribution from a single donor in its history.
Feeney began his career in the 1950s after serving as a radio operator in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Throughout his life, he was known for his frugality. According to a 2017 New York Times article, he led a simple life, flying by coach class, carrying reading materials in a plastic bag, and foregoing car ownership. His watch of choice was a $10 Casio F-91W.
Chuck Feeney graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration in 1956. During his tenure at Cornell, he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi and an honorary member of the Sphinx Head Society.
As of 2016, he continued to live in a rented apartment in San Francisco, despite having remaining assets of $2 million. On October 9, 2023, Chuck Feeney passed away in San Francisco at the age of 92, leaving behind a legacy of remarkable philanthropy and selflessness.
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