Her mother and brother supported Sargent in keeping the company privately held .
In the summer of 1972 his former wife Neltje Doubleday Kings led a shareholder effort to take the company public , but it was defeated .
wife 's mother and brother supported Sargent in keeping the company privately held .
In the summer of 1972 his former wife Neltje Doubleday Kings led a shareholder effort to take the company public , but it was defeated .