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Bob Purkey's Biography

Deceased

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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

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