Published in The Arizona Republic on June 29, 2011.
Cushing built his wealth as owner of the Cushing Stone Co., which was purchased and headquartered in the former Hough Hotel in downtown Schenectady by his father, James E. Cushing Sr. His generosity with his wealth to causes such as medicine and education are still evident today. His name was memorialized on a wing — the Cushing Center — at the former St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, now the Ellis Health Center. His donations are responsible for more than 200 physicians who graduated from the hospital's Family Medicine Residency Program, its director, Dr. Gary Dunkerley, said Friday. "Without his support, we really wouldn't have been able to build the state-of-the-art family medicine center that we have now," Dunkerley said. "His legacy is those 250 graduates of our program that he helped support. "Cushing, who lived part time on Union Street in Niskayuna and also in Arizona, would always bring his wife to doctor's appointments, Dunkerley said. "He was just so caring of her," he said. Dunkerley said O'Sullivan's son, Matthew Farrow, was an artist with a studio in New Hampshire, and Cushing, who was involved in the arts, met O'Sullivan there. Cushing was the first person chosen to serve on the Siena College Board of Trustees by the Rev. Hugh Hines, who served
as president of the college from 1976-89. His name is now part of the largest endowed scholarship at the college — the Maureen O'Sullivan Cushing Scholarship. "He raised the children of his sister and brother-in-law, who died young, Hines said, preparing him for when he married O'Sullivan and took on the role of parent in that family. Hines, who officiated Cushing and O'Sullivan's wedding and later O'Sullivan's funeral, said it will be an honor for him to conduct Cushing's funeral.
"[O'Sullivan] said `He's a great planner, he even has our funerals planned,' " Hines said, and "He had a good long life, and he enjoyed life, too. He was watching movies right up to the end."
Excerpts from an article published in The Daily Gazette on June 25,2011.
Published in The Arizona Republic on June 29, 2011.
Cushing built his wealth as owner of the Cushing Stone Co., which was purchased and headquartered in the former Hough Hotel in downtown Schenectady by his father, James E. Cushing Sr. His generosity with his wealth to causes such as medicine and education are still evident today. His name was memorialized on a wing — the Cushing Center — at the former St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, now the Ellis Health Center. His donations are responsible for more than 200 physicians who graduated from the hospital's Family Medicine Residency Program, its director, Dr. Gary Dunkerley, said Friday. "Without his support, we really wouldn't have been able to build the state-of-the-art family medicine center that we have now," Dunkerley said. "His legacy is those 250 graduates of our program that he helped support. "Cushing, who lived part time on Union Street in Niskayuna and also in Arizona, would always bring his wife to doctor's appointments, Dunkerley said. "He was just so caring of her," he said. Dunkerley said O'Sullivan's son, Matthew Farrow, was an artist with a studio in New Hampshire, and Cushing, who was involved in the arts, met O'Sullivan there. Cushing was the first person chosen to serve on the Siena College Board of Trustees by the Rev. Hugh Hines, who served
as president of the college from 1976-89. His name is now part of the largest endowed scholarship at the college — the Maureen O'Sullivan Cushing Scholarship. "He raised the children of his sister and brother-in-law, who died young, Hines said, preparing him for when he married O'Sullivan and took on the role of parent in that family. Hines, who officiated Cushing and O'Sullivan's wedding and later O'Sullivan's funeral, said it will be an honor for him to conduct Cushing's funeral.
"[O'Sullivan] said `He's a great planner, he even has our funerals planned,' " Hines said, and "He had a good long life, and he enjoyed life, too. He was watching movies right up to the end."
Excerpts from an article published in The Daily Gazette on June 25,2011.
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