▁birth s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁for ▁Me ck len burg - Vor p omm ern ▁Category : Christ ian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁of ▁Germany ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁U e ck erm ünd e ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Gre if sw ald ▁al umn i ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 2 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁George ▁" Bob " ▁Wil mers ▁( A pril ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁billion aire ▁bank er . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁M & T ▁Bank ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁except ▁for ▁an ▁ 1 8 ▁month ▁break ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Robert ▁George ▁Wil mers ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁children ▁to ▁Charles ▁Wil mers , ▁an ▁executive ▁with ▁the ▁Belg ium ▁utility ▁holding ▁company , ▁Sof ina , ▁who ▁would ▁eventually ▁become ▁its ▁president , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Cec ilia . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Phill ips ▁Ex eter ▁Academy ▁and ▁Harvard ▁College ▁( 1 9 5 6