Millard Farrar West Jr. ’32

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Millard West died on Mar. 18, 2000, at his home in Chevy Chase, Md.

He was married to Emily Stuart Maddox from 1935 until her death in 1967. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Doris Thomas West, two daughters from his first marriage, Margot West Anderson and Janet West Garrett, two stepchildren, Grace Sullivan Bomar and James Fleming Bomar, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Millard prepared at Western H.S. in Washington, DC. At Princeton he roomed with P. Myers. He rowed on the varsity crew and was a member of Quadrangle Club. He later graduated from George Washington law school.

He was on active duty with the Army Air Force during WWII and was awarded the Legion of Merit. His business life was spent in the investment field. He joined Prudential Securities, Inc., in 1945 and stayed with that firm and its successors until he retired as v.p. in 1995.

Millard was active in his community and a leader of it as pres. of the Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce; a gov. of the Assn. of Stock Exchange Firms; on the executive council of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington; and on the board of trustees of the Virginia Theological Seminary. Millard was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Chevy Chase Club, and the Princeton Club of Washington.

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