Jay attended Episcopal Academy and graduated from The Hill School. He served Princeton and our class with good humor, good cheer, striking generosity, and great competence. Jay never missed a reunion. He served on the class executive committee for more than 50 years. He was class president and class treasurer. He led the “Critical Few” component of our major reunion Annual Giving efforts with record-shattering results. Jay was instrumental in funding and naming the Class of 1952 Stadium.
For the University, he was a 34-year member of the national Annual Giving committee. As a 20-year University charter trustee, he assumed a number of significant positions, including co-chair of the Anniversary Campaign, chair of the University Resources Committee, and vice chair of the executive committee of the board. He was a persuasive advocate for replacing student loans with grants.
Jay was a prominent investment manager and a founding partner of Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd.
He was predeceased in 2005 by his wife, Kathy. He is survived by his son, Jay F. Sherrerd; his daughters, Anne C. Sherrerd *87 and Susan M. Sherrerd ’86; his sister, Eve S. Bogle s’51; and six grandchildren; to whom our class offers its deepest sympathy.