Jeffrey Montgomery
| Jeffrey Montgomery | |
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| Born |
May 9, 1953 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2016 (aged 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Public relations; US lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activist |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Movement | LGBT movement in the US |
| Relatives | James Montgomery (brother) |
| Website | jeffreymontgomery |
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Jeffrey Montgomery (May 9, 1953 – July 18, 2016) was an American LGBT activist and public relations executive. Montgomery was the founding executive director of Triangle Foundation from the time the organization was founded in 1991 until September 2007.
Montgomery was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1953. He grew up in nearby Grosse Pointe and graduated in 1971 from Grosse Pointe South High School, where he had served as student body president. His father, John Montgomery, worked for Chrysler as a public relations executive. His older brother, James Montgomery, is an American blues musician, best known as the lead singer, blues harp player, frontman, and bandleader of The James Montgomery Blues Band (a.k.a. The James Montgomery Band). His other brother, John Montgomery, also worked in the music industry before becoming an entrepreneur in the Metro Detroit area.
He graduated from Michigan State University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in social science. In 1975, while attending Michigan State, he worked as the student house manager and head usher of the University's auditorium. He moved to Detroit after graduating and remained a resident of Detroit for the remainder of his life.
In 1984, his partner, Michael, was shot to death outside a Detroit gay bar, prompting Montgomery to engage in LGBT advocacy.
Montgomery died from a heart attack at the age of 63 on July 18, 2016 at Harper University Hospital in Detroit. Friends reported that his health had been declining in the preceding years.
Montgomery worked for approximately 13 years, until January 1989, on the restoration of Detroit's Orchestra Hall.
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