Judd Herberger, who died on October 27, 2021, pictured with his wife Billy Joe. (Herberger Theaterzentrum photo)
(Herberger Theaterzentrum photo)
PHOENIX – Arizona businessman and philanthropist Judd Herberger died of heart failure on Wednesday at the age of 79, according to his wife.
“He said goodbye to a fabulous and wonderful life in which he supported every aspect of the art with so many who would not have started or continued in Arizona without his passion and help,” said Billie Joe Herberger in a press release Thursday.
“I will carry on the legacy and our love of art and I cannot express how much I will miss him by my side.”
Judd Herberger moved to Arizona as a child in the 1940s, according to the release.
The family name is best known for the Herberger Theater. Judd’s parents, Bob and Katherine Herberger, contributed $ 3 million to the construction in the late 1980s, and the family has been involved in the downtown Phoenix facility since then.
Judd’s business activities included Scottsdale’s Kierland Commons development.
Judd and Billie Joe Herberger were inducted into the Herberger Theater Center Performing and Broadcast Arts Hall of Fame in 2019, joining Alice Cooper, Pat McMahon and Judd’s parents.
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