03-02-2018, 03:05 PM
William H.T. “Bucky” Bush, a wealthy investor and the brother and uncle of presidents, died Feb. 28 at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 79.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush ( R ) confirmed his uncle’s death but did not describe the cause.
“Bucky” Bush, the brother of President George H.W. Bush, uncle of President George W. Bush and youngest son of Sen. Prescott S. Bush of Connecticut, was also active in Republican politics. He chaired his nephew’s presidential reelection campaign in Missouri. At the time, he recounted that he used to babysit the future 43rd president of the United States.
Mr. Bush also was co-founder and chairman of Bush O’Donnell Investment Advisors in St. Louis. Before that, he was president of Boatmen’s National Bank of St. Louis. He also served on the boards of corporations and foundations, including WellPoint Inc., now Anthem, the parent company of multiple Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers.
At one WellPoint board meeting in 2010, Mr. Bush collapsed, bringing an abrupt end to a consumer campaign against insurance premium hikes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obi...03338ffe7b
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush ( R ) confirmed his uncle’s death but did not describe the cause.
“Bucky” Bush, the brother of President George H.W. Bush, uncle of President George W. Bush and youngest son of Sen. Prescott S. Bush of Connecticut, was also active in Republican politics. He chaired his nephew’s presidential reelection campaign in Missouri. At the time, he recounted that he used to babysit the future 43rd president of the United States.
Mr. Bush also was co-founder and chairman of Bush O’Donnell Investment Advisors in St. Louis. Before that, he was president of Boatmen’s National Bank of St. Louis. He also served on the boards of corporations and foundations, including WellPoint Inc., now Anthem, the parent company of multiple Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers.
At one WellPoint board meeting in 2010, Mr. Bush collapsed, bringing an abrupt end to a consumer campaign against insurance premium hikes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obi...03338ffe7b
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