By AP/KWMU
St. Louis – The man credited with saving the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra from bankruptcy has died.
The symphony said William Randolph "Randy" Adams died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer.
Adams, 64, served as the symphony's president and executive director from August 2001 to June 2007.
He jumped in when the institution was facing possible bankruptcy and its endowment had dipped to a dangerously low $18 million.
He led the organization to financial health and raised the endowment to $134 million.
Unlike past symphony presidents, Adams' experience was in banking, not classical music.
The orchestra says its Friday concert at Powell Hall will be dedicated to Randy Adams.
Funeral arrangements are pending.