Nashville philanthropist Ben Rechter dies at 83 Adam Friedman, Nashville Tennessean
Nashville businessman and philanthropist Ben Rechter passed away Friday at the age of 83.
Rechter served on numerous boards and organizations throughout Nashville including Fisk University, United Way of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, WLPN Education Foundation, Cumberland Museum & Science Center, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Public Television and The National Museum of African American Music.
Rechter was president of Rogers Group Investments Inc. and was a founder and previous board chair at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. It is hard to imagine how many lives he has touched,” Ellen Lehman, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee president, said in a press release.
Ben R. Rechter, a Nashville businessman and philanthropist whose background included work in civil rights, education, nonprofits and the arts, died on May 7. He was 83.
Rechter was the former president and CEO of Rogers Group Investments Inc., a co-founder of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and board member of multiple entities, including as chair of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
CFMT honored Rechter and other founders of the entity with the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award in 2001. In 2016, he shared the initial Bridge to Equality Award along with his close friend, the late Francis Guess, for their efforts to create equal opportunity in Nashville.
Nashville businessman and philanthropist Ben Rechter passed away Friday at the age of 83.
Rechter served on numerous boards and organizations throughout Nashville including Fisk University, United Way of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, WLPN Education Foundation, Cumberland Museum & Science Center, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Public Television and The National Museum of African American Music.
Rechter was president of Rogers Group Investments Inc. and was a founder and previous board chair at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. It is hard to imagine how many lives he has touched,” Ellen Lehman, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee president, said in a press release.