White was born in Norfolk, Nebraska, on May 25, 1923,[2] and grew up in Crown Point, Indiana.[3] His father challenged him to "make a million dollars by your 40th birthday". White claimed that he'd "missed, at the most, 12 days of work since 1946." [citation needed]
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In 1946, he joined his father's billboard business, Whiteco Advertising Company, and took over in 1952. White sold the company to Chancellor for $960 million in 1998. As of September 2016, he had a net worth of $2.5 billion.[4]
dean, white, businessman, dean, victor, white, 1923, september, 2016, american, billionaire, businessman, dean, whiteborndean, victor, white, 1923, 1923norfolk, nebraska, diedseptember, 2016, 2016, aged, crown, point, indiana, occupationbusinessmanspousebarbar. Dean Victor White 1 May 25 1923 September 14 2016 was an American billionaire businessman Dean WhiteBornDean Victor White 1923 05 25 May 25 1923Norfolk Nebraska U S DiedSeptember 14 2016 2016 09 14 aged 93 Crown Point Indiana U S OccupationBusinessmanSpouseBarbara WhiteChildren4 including Bruce W White Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editWhite was born in Norfolk Nebraska on May 25 1923 2 and grew up in Crown Point Indiana 3 His father challenged him to make a million dollars by your 40th birthday White claimed that he d missed at the most 12 days of work since 1946 citation needed Career editIn 1946 he joined his father s billboard business Whiteco Advertising Company and took over in 1952 White sold the company to Chancellor for 960 million in 1998 As of September 2016 he had a net worth of 2 5 billion 4 A major Republican donor White donated 1 million to American Crossroads in the 2012 United States presidential election He supported numerous Indiana Republicans including Brian Bosma and also donated money to the House Republican Campaign Committee of Indiana 5 Personal life editHe and his wife Barbara had four children Bruce Chris Craig and Cindy Bruce White headed up White Lodging and sat on the boards of the University of Chicago Hospitals and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation 3 Dean White died on September 14 2016 at the age of 93 6 The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation has supported the Indiana State Museum 3 See also editList of billionairesReferences edit Dean White Obituary Crown Point IN The Indianapolis Star Legacy com 2013 11 04 Retrieved 2016 09 16 Dean Victor White U S World War II Draft Cards Young Men 1940 1947 Retrieved 20 January 2023 a b c Granito Alison October 15 2005 The richest man you ve never heard of Crain s Retrieved September 15 2016 Dean White profile Forbes Retrieved September 15 2016 Auch Schultz Teresa February 7 2012 Whiteco gives 1 million to Romney super PAC Chicago Post Tribune Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved December 2 2013 Region billionaire Dean White dead at 93 nwitimes com accessed September 15 2016 External links editForbes com Forbes World s Richest People nbsp This article about an American businessperson born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This advertising related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dean White businessman amp oldid 1175506187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
