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'''John Kirkwood Overbey''' was a business partner of [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref name=obit>https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mrt/obituary.aspx?pid=16901223</ref> | '''John Kirkwood Overbey''' was a business partner of [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref name=obit>https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mrt/obituary.aspx?pid=16901223</ref> | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | In 1951, "with John's field experience and [[GHWB|Bush]]'s financial contacts, they formed the [[Bush Overbey Oil Development Company]]." | + | Overbey was in the [[Marine Corps]] during [[World War 2]].<ref>https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/john-overbey-8211207</ref> |
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| + | After the war, he settled in [[Midlands, Texas]]. In 1951, "with John's field experience and [[GHWB|Bush]]'s financial contacts, they formed the [[Bush Overbey Oil Development Company]]...Preferring the simpler life, he left the corporate world of Zapata to continue as an independent oil operator."<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mrt/name/john-overbey-obituary?id=8829631</ref> | ||
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In 1970, he formed [[Forty-Nine North]] and moved to Anchorage, Alaska with his families "to participate in the Alaskan oil boom". He served on the Board of [[Wien Air Alaska]], "an airline that was owned and controlled by former "bush" pilots". He was made Chairman of the Board of [[Alaska Pacific University]].<ref name=obit/> | In 1970, he formed [[Forty-Nine North]] and moved to Anchorage, Alaska with his families "to participate in the Alaskan oil boom". He served on the Board of [[Wien Air Alaska]], "an airline that was owned and controlled by former "bush" pilots". He was made Chairman of the Board of [[Alaska Pacific University]].<ref name=obit/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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 John Overbey  (businessman, spook) | |
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| Born | John Kirkwood Overbey 1920 |
| Died | February 2006 (Age 85) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas |
| Spouse | • Lorna Overbey • Susan Overbey |
| Founder of | Bush Overbey Oil Development Company, Zapata Petroleum |
Lifelong friend of GHWB | |
John Kirkwood Overbey was a business partner of George H. W. Bush.[1]
Career
Overbey was in the Marine Corps during World War 2.[2]
After the war, he settled in Midlands, Texas. In 1951, "with John's field experience and Bush's financial contacts, they formed the Bush Overbey Oil Development Company...Preferring the simpler life, he left the corporate world of Zapata to continue as an independent oil operator."[3]
In 1970, he formed Forty-Nine North and moved to Anchorage, Alaska with his families "to participate in the Alaskan oil boom". He served on the Board of Wien Air Alaska, "an airline that was owned and controlled by former "bush" pilots". He was made Chairman of the Board of Alaska Pacific University.[1]
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