By: Elena Fallow and Ross Kluger
It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Allan Herbert, a proud triple ‘Cane, longtime College of Miami philanthropist and former member of the college’s Board of Trustees.
Herbert died on Might 11 at 89 years previous.
He’s survived by his two sons, Steven and Kevin Herbert, in addition to his grandchildren, Daphne Herbert and Begonia Herbert-Ramirez.
Herbert was born on Aug. 27, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Miami along with his household on the age of 5. He later attended the College of Miami, the place he earned a Bachelor of Enterprise Administration in 1955 and an MBA three years later. It was there that he met the love of his life, Patti McBride.
Whereas finding out on the U, the couple labored collectively on the workers of The Miami Hurricane. Though he studied enterprise, Herbert discovered the significance of deadlines throughout his time with the paper. He would later share this lesson throughout his deal with on the fall of 2023 graduate diploma graduation ceremony, the place he was additionally awarded a Ph.D. from the enterprise college.
“As an undergrad, I had as many journalism credit as I did in accounting,” Herbert mentioned. “I used to be lucky as a result of as a former journalist I knew about deadlines.”
After his time on the U, Herbert served within the Air Pressure for just below a decade. He then labored varied jobs in Miami, together with operating his historic household enterprise — the artwork deco Richmond Lodge in Miami Seashore.
Ultimately Herbert moved his household to Beverly Hills, Calif. and labored for Teledyne Applied sciences. He began off main Teledyne’s inside audits and was later promoted to president of one among Teledyne’s subsidiaries, Argonaut Insurance coverage.
After main profitable careers of their respective fields, the couple made a beneficiant $8 million donation to the college. This donation led to the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Middle being named of their honor and the renovation of its health room. A decade later, in 2017, the couple made one other donation to the enterprise college.
His dedication to the varsity didn’t finish there. Herbert served on the varsity’s Board of Trustees from 2013 to 2024, served on the Frost Faculty of Music Dean’s Advisory Committee and contributed to the betterment of 9 different departments on the U.
A memorial service honoring Allan’s life is scheduled for Tuesday, Might 27, at 3 p.m. at Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Chapels & Cemeteries, 18840 W. Dixie Freeway, North Miami Seashore. Family and friends are invited.