JEROME H. MILGRAM

Yesterday marked three years since Jer's passing. I'm happy to be spending the next week with my mom here in Boston (despite the brutally cold weather). It is nice that the first day of Hanukah coincides with Christmas, so I have a good holiday time, and that will give us some time to remember and reflect.

Steven loved Uncle Jerry and we fondly remember our last visit with at Robin and Jerry's house years ago. Eternal rest, grant unto Uncle Jerry's soul, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen Love, Melissa, Andy, and Mary Ring

When I arrived at MIT as a graduate student back in 1979 I was expecting to find myself in a demanding and formal regime with clearly defined student - professor boundaries. I was in for a surprise. The person manning the MIT fire hose was Dr Jerome Milgram. First a teaching assistant, and later as a research assistant, I found myself in a regime that was demanding and casual, where the professor was whip, collaborator, friend and at times enemy. Life became a whirlwind of "get it done" lab,...

As part of the A3 sailing team, as well as a crew member aboard Matador, I had a first hand opportunity to see Professor Milgram's design genius. He made tremendous contributions to naval architecture, and boats are faster today because of his hard work and dedication to the sport of sailing. His legacy will live on.

Prof. Milgram was my UROP advisor at MIT for a summer in the late 90s. He set me up with a computer next to a huge water tank in Building 5 where I was tasked with manually digitizing sail shape images to help identify gaps in the sail inventory for the PACT 2000 America's Cup campaign using his velocity prediction program (VPP). Thanks to Prof. Milgram's role with the PACT 2000 team, I even had the opportunity to sail on the famous Young America Mermaid IACC yacht with Ed Baird. I'm reminded...

Dear friends, We will have an on-line memorial service for Jerry on Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard time (sign in starting at 9:45). The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87646821145?pwd=TTM1ZmFVREQ1dTF3eVdsdUNtTTFHZz09 Meeting ID: 876 4682 1145 ; Password: 375085

I had the pleasure of meeting and then knowing Jerry when he headed up the design program for Bill Koch's Maxiboat "Matador" which produced the world's fastest Maxi and won the Maxi World Championship. This then led Bill to the America's Cup and Jerry led the America3 campaign design team, producing the 1992 America's Cup winner, America3. Jerry was a gifted academic and real-world yacht designer. It was a pleasure to know him and become his friend.