Godfrey A. Rockefeller Godfrey A. Rockefeller Godfrey Anderson Rockefeller, Sr. (May 22, 1924 – January 22, 2010) was an American aviator. He was the eldest son of Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899–1983) and Helen Gratz. He is best known for his environmental interests and role in the World Wildlife Fund. Godfrey Anderson Rockefeller was born on May 22, 1924 in New York City to Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899—1983) and Helen Gratz. He attended Phillips Academy Andover and later Yale University, at the same time as family friend George H. W. Bush, He joined the United States Marine Corps and served in both World War
Martha Baird Rockefeller Martha Baird Rockefeller Martha Baird Rockefeller was an American pianist, philanthropist and longtime advocate for the arts. Born in Madera County, California in the community of Madera on March 15, 1895, Martha Baird Rockefeller was the second oldest child of merchant William F. Baird (1861—1916) and Almina Abby (Smith) Baird (1862—1903), a piano and organ instructor in the University of Southern California's College of Music. Her mother, who was known to family and friends as "Mina," was her first piano instructor; her first classroom experiences were undertaken at the Westside School on what is, today, the grounds of Madera High