Weston resident John T. Kerrigan Jr. was honored this month as part of the regional Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation chapter’s 29th annual Hearts Heroes Gala, held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
The black-tie event raised funds to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.
Kerrigan, executive vice president of a commercial real estate firm, Grubb Ellis Co., was honored for his commitment to the organization’s mission. His wife, Maryjane, has lived with type 1 diabetes since childhood.
Kerrigan has served on the board of directors for the foundation’s New England Chapter-Bay State Branch for three years. He is chairman of the foundation’s Corporate Council, whose goal is to increase support for its fund-raising events and programs, and he has organized multiple award-winning teams for Boston’s Walk to Cure Diabetes.
‘‘I feel extremely humbled to have been named this year’s honoree for JDRF’s Hearts Heroes Gala,’’ Kerrigan said. ‘‘I have personally witnessed how this extraordinary event has dramatically impacted JDRF’s funding.’’
