Donald Melville died on April 22, 2017. Melville was a native of Great Britain and a naturalized United States citizen who lived in Worcester for many years, working at one of Worcester’s largest industrial employers, Norton Company. He was with Norton for over twenty years, rising to the positions of chairman and CEO for the final eight years of his professional career. His interests included contemporary art, Eastern philosophy, and cultural affairs. He was a generous philanthropist and made important donations to cultural institutions in the area, including the New England Council for the Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the University of Massachusetts Medical Center Foundation, Radcliffe College, and the Fallon Foundation. His support was also instrumental in establishing the Contemporary Art Program Fund at the Worcester Art Museum.
Worcester, MA
United States