Spartanburg, South Carolina
1915 - 2010 (Age 95)
Roger Milliken, who parlayed his family's South Carolina textile business into the kind of wealth that can bankroll major charities and political candidates, died Thursday at age 95, according to a news release from the company.The Spartanburg icon ran Milliken & Co. for almost 60 years, as...
Read MoreHe was a wonderful and considerate person and contributed so much to our country, industry and the world during his lifetime. I knew him from visits and meetings he attended at the Institute of Textile Technology in Charlottesville, Va. where he treated everyone else with kindness and friendship. He was an icon.
Mrs. Bertrand Taylor
May 05, 2021 | Coworker
I met Mr. Milliken in 1986 at a National Cotton Council Meeting at Disney World. We connected to join our efforts at educating consumers of the importance of supporting american industry that we were losing to foreign made. Our group of Mississippi delta women, chaired at the time by me,worked tirelessly for over 20 years in this effort to raise awareness of the danger in losing our industries, namely the cotton domestic market. Mr. Millican contributed $40,000 to our women's budget, which...
joy Barret
March 30, 2011 | Ridgeland, MS
May the best of times be remembered always, Swiftly the passing, forever the love.
Ted Regan
March 17, 2011 | San Francisco, CA
I will always have a special place in my heart for Mr. Milliken. He was so involved in his work/hobby, knowing everything that was going on and even knew who I was, an outside consultant for the company. He made me feel like I was an important part to the success of the company and treated me like I was a part of the Milliken family. I will always have the utmost respect for this incrediable, giving man. God bless him and his family. With love,
Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collins
February 14, 2011 | Duluth, GA
My first job out of Furman University in '76 was with Milliken and Company in the Retail Fashion Fabrics Division. As one of a handful of female "MOPs" (Management Orientation Program Trainees), I learned a great deal in a very short time. Mr. Milliken's drive and determination served to develop state of the art technology and leverage what he saw as an untapped talented resource of minorities and women. I was proud to be part of that team. I am sure that Mr. Milliken will be missed...
Carol Locher-Ransone
February 02, 2011 | Charlotte, NC
Mr. Milliken's hosted quality circle competition events in a specially designed conference room at headquarters. Each participant would vote on the best team presentation, which included suppliers and employees. He ran the proceedings with vigor. I was fortunate to attend one such session where our company, a Cleveland OH industrial distributor, was asked to participate with a Milliken team. It was 1993 and Mr. Milliken was 78! I was totally amazed at his incredible strength of mind, his...
David R. Eshleman
January 23, 2011 | Davidson, NC
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Lynda Whitley
January 15, 2011 | Lagrange, GA
He was a great man, and cared about American workers.
Julia Fallon
January 11, 2011 | Blacksburg, VA
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. One day 20 years ago I cared for him in the hospital and after mentioning to him I was cold because I did not like the A/C very much he gifted me with a knit afgan that I still have and use to this day all winter long.
Melanie Taylor, RN
January 10, 2011 | Charlotte, NC