CU Pioneer Jack Dublin Dead at 91

EDMONDS, Wash. – Jack Dublin, a long-time Michigan and international credit union operative, and one of the last living connections to credit union pioneers Edward Filene and Roy Bergengren, died last month at his home, at 91. Dublin began work in credit unions when he joined the Federal Credit Union Section, then the federal regulator, in the 1930's, and went on work for the Michigan CU League and the World Council of CUs, with which he helped develop credit unions in East Africa. He wrote a credit union history of East Africa, based on his African travels; Credit Unions in a Changing World: The Tanzania/Kenya Experience. He also was the author of Credit Unions: Theory and Practice. In 1991, Mr. Dublin was honored with WOCCU’s Distinguished Service Award. He retired to Washington State in 1975, but continued to volunteer and serve as a mentor within the credit union movement through the end of his life, according to the Michigan league.