Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 17, 2019 Journalists Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thoroughbred owner/breeder and philanthropist Phyllis Mills Wyeth died Monday at the age of 78, according to a statement released by the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, of which Wyeth was a long-time supporter. Wyeth passed away with her husband and acclaimed painter Jamie Wyeth by her side. Born in New York City to the late James and Alice du Pont Mills and raised in Middleburg, Virginia, Wyeth became involved in racing through her family and achieved her greatest success as the owner/breeder of Union Rags, a fourth-generation homebred and winner of the 2012 GI Belmont S. Devil’s Bag and Gone West rank among the other success stories that were products of the Mills family breeding program. Wyeth majored in political science at Finch College and later attended the Columbia School of Social Work, eventually working for U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and later in the Kennedy White House. In 1968 she married Jamie Wyeth and the couple took up residence on the Wyeth family’s 240-acre Point Lookout Farm on the Pennsylvania-Delaware border. Away from the racetrack, Wyeth dedicated her time to environmental conservancy in addition to serving as an advocate for the arts and the rights of the disabled. Funeral services will be private. This story will be updated. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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