Deceased
Full Name:
Harry 'Bob' Robert Purkey
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sonja; 3 Children: Harry Jr., Charlotte, Gregory
Birth Date:
07/13/1934
Birth Place:
Parsons, WV
Home City:
Virginia Beach, VA
Religion:
Methodist
Attended, University of Pennsylvania
Attended, Wharton School of Business
BS, Business Administration/Economics, Old Dominion University, 1965
Whip, Republican Caucus, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House, District 82, 1985-2014
Chair, Republican Party of Virginia Board, 1983-1986
Inner Circle, United State Senate, 1982-1986
Party Chair, City Committee Chair, 1983-1985
Member, Virginia State Grand Old Party (GOP) Central Committee, 1983-1985
Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Member, Governor's Commission on Government Reform 'Strike Force'
Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee #3 (Finance), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Chair, Virginia Nanotechnology Commission
Former Commissioner, Virginia Public Beach Commission
Member, State of Virginia Economic Development Commission, 1985-1990
Board Member, Virginia Public Beach and Erosion Commission, 1980-1984
First Vice President/Resident Manager, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Incorporated, 1966-present
Partner/Owner, Bobson Properties Limited Liability Company
Grain Trader, Continental Grain Company, 1958-1965
Staff Sergeant, United States Army/United States Army Reserves, 1957-1962
Board Member/Trustee, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Museum, 2004-present
Member, Finance Committee, Norfolk Sports Club Scholarship Committee, 1980-present
Director/Board Member, Tidewater Automobile Association, 1980-present
Former Director, Great Neck Recreation Association
Former Director, Industrial Development Authority
Trustee, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Member, Norfolk Sports Club
Former Chair, Virginia Beach Republican Party
Director/Board Member, Old Dominion University Education Committee, 1989-1999
Director/Board Member, Old Dominion University Intercollegiate Foundation, 1984-1989
Director/Board Member, Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1984-1986
Board Member, Virginia Beach Economic Development, 1980-1985
Board Member, Great Neck Recreation Association, 1975-1981
Board Member, Major Giving Committee, United Way, 1975-1979