John A. McNeice Jr (born 1940) of

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is a noted philanthropist and the former Chairman and CEO of the Colonial Group. He served on the Board of Trustees of both

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and

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as of 2006 and stepped down from the Boston College High School Board in 2017. He also serves on the board of directors of the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He is a Double Eagle, having graduated from BC High in 1958 and BC in 1962.

Philanthropy

On 21 November 2005, McNeice and his wife made the largest-ever charitable contribution to a Catholic

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when he donated $6 million to Boston College High Schoo

In 2006, he created largest-ever single endowment for student volunteerism and retreat programs when he donated $5 million to create the ''John and Margarete McNeice Student Formation Fund'

He is on the Founder's Committee of the Boston

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Memorial

He is on the Executive Council of the Inner-City Scholarship Fun

He was the former chairman of the American Ireland Fun

He and his wife are primary sponsors of Caritas Carney Hospital

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