I was under the impression that he donated his entire salary to the jetBlue crew member crisis fund anyway, a welfare fund which bales out any employees who find themselves in financial straits due to unforeseen circumstances, long-term illness etc.
Echoing previous comments - they are by far the best of the US carriers to fly with and the approach from the top does work well.
Equally, his successor in Dave Barger is a very smart character with a lot of strong attributes of his own.