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Brooks Boveroux KIAWAH ISLAND - Brooks Boveroux, who held several senior level financial positions for both public and private healthcare companies, died after a long illness on June 9, 2015 at his home in Kiawah, South Carolina. He was 71. Brooks was born in Glen Ridge, NJ on August 7, 1943 and was the second son of Sylvia and Leonard Boveroux. He grew up in Essex Fells, NJ, graduated from Hamilton College and earned his MBA in finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1967. While a student at Wharton, Brooks signed up to serve as a member of the US Navy. He served from 1967-1971, eventually becoming an F-8 pilot in 1969. As a pilot, he served two tours in Vietnam, one on the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (1970) and the other on the USS Oriskany (1971). As luck would have it, right after graduating Wharton, Brooks met Margaret (Meg) Tassie from Princeton, NJ. He courted her throughout his time in the Navy and they married on December 29, 1968. After his second tour in Vietnam, Brooks began his financial career, first at Citibank, then Pepsi and Allied Chemical. In 1984, he ventured into Biotechnology when he joined Biogen as their Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He went on to work in financial positions for other prominent biotechnology companies such as ImClone Systems and the Liposome Company, Inc. His last position was as CFO of Imcor Pharmaceutical Co. from which he retired in 2004. After retiring, he became a member of the Board of Directors of the Medical University of South Carolina, volunteered at Habitat for Humanity, sang in the Gospel Choir of the Charleston Symphony and for the Island Choraliers. Family was very important to Brooks and always came first, but throughout his life he thoroughly enjoyed spending time on the tennis court and the golf course. He also played paddle tennis, was an active skier and amateur photographer. Brooks is survived by his wife, Meg; his son, Parker; his daughter, Lisa; his four grandchildren, Megan (17), Jack (12), Brooke (9), and Fox (3). His is also survived by his sister, Elizabeth of Boston, Massachusetts, and his brother, Kent of Neena, Wisconsin. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. . Condolences may be viewed or submitted at www.mcalister-smith.com Arrangements were entrusted to McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, JAMES ISLAND CHAPEL, 347 Folly Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, 843-614-8494.
Brooks is cousin to Carolina Bartholomew Medina MHS '61
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Elaine Johnson (Fiveland)
So sad to hear of another classmate that has passed away. I remember Brooks and was not surprised to read how well he had done in life. My condolences to his family. He will be missed.
Sandy Freyn (Kennedy)
We are all diminished by his death. Such a good guy.
Arlene Helfrich (Teck)
So much fun in life. We are so sad for the loss of our classmate.
Brooks Boveroux
Carolina Bartholomew (Medina)
Brooks was my cousin. His grandmother and my grandfather were brother and sister. We grew up in Essex Fells surrounded by literally dozens of cousins and aunts and uncles and houses to visit and dogs and cats to love as family members.We had lots of family parties and we all sang.
We also all went to Essex Fells School through 8th grade, and then we all had to part and go our own ways. Some of us went to Caldwell HS. Some of us went to Day Schools. some of us went to boarding schools. And a few of us luckiest ones went to Montclair High School. Brooks and I were in that group.
One of the major tenets of our Big Family Value System was: always protect each other + always be loyal to one another. Brooks was very good at that. I hope I was too. We were well-taught.
As you can see from his obit, Brooks grow up to become a wonderful man.
Not included in the obit is a picture of the 3 acres or more of lush lawns and gardens, trees, bushes and woodland pools that Brooks personally and single-handedly carved out of his all-wooded home-lot in Princeton NJ. Once we had an enormous and splendid feast there. The whole family. It felt like we were in a movie.
I will never forgaet his gracious and gentle nature and his humble spirit.
Carolina Bartholomew Medina
Steve Holton
I was also one of the lucky ones from Essex Fells who went to MHS. That also means that I knew Brooks for almost as long as Carolina, at least since Kindergarten.
The Essex Fells Skating pond was across the street from my house and was the popular social gathering place in the winter where we all learned to skate, and we both learned to play hockey. We both played on our 1960-61 championship team - Brooks earning Varsity Letters Junior & Senior years.
His success in life didn't end there!
A great friend and teammate!
He will be missed.
Ron Owens
R.I.P. Brooks. His life was a legacy of awesome accomplishment. I'm saddened that I didn't know he was in Kiawah Island- I've been there a number of times I'm fairly certain that Brooks sand in the "Mads" with us.
Mike McCutcheon
What an accomplished man Brooks was. I was his goalie on the MHS hockey team of 59/60 He wasa great skater, quiet and skilled and a very good tennis player. I was floored to discover that he was an F-8 fighter pilot doing 2 tours as a Naval aviator flying off carriers. The F-8 was a single seat fighter and VERY difficult to land on a carrier. My deepest admiration for him. So sad I didn't know him later.