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'''Beverly "Bev" Head''' (born c. [[1942]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[September 6]], [[2011]] in Birmingham) was a business leader and unpaid assistant to [[Richard Arrington, Jr]]'s [[Birmingham mayor|mayoral]] administration from [[1991]] to [[1999]]. | '''Beverly Pierce "Bev" Head III''' (born c. [[1942]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[September 6]], [[2011]] in Birmingham) was a business leader and unpaid assistant to [[Richard Arrington, Jr]]'s [[Birmingham mayor|mayoral]] administration from [[1991]] to [[1999]]. | ||
Head, the son of [[Beverly Head, Jr]] and grandson of [[Tuscaloosa]] timber magnate [[Beverly Head|Beverly Head, Sr]], was an executive at [[Ram Tool]] and a partner in the [[Costa and Head Land Company]] and other ventures. He was also involved in philanthropic work through the [[Hugh Kaul Foundation]], the [[Alabama Symphonic Association]], and the [[Rotary Club of Birmingham]]. | |||
Head ran for [[Alabama State Senate District 16]] in [[1990 primary elections|1990 Republican primary]], but lost to [[Jabo Waggoner]] in the runoff. | Head ran for [[Alabama State Senate District 16]] in [[1990 primary elections|1990 Republican primary]], but lost to [[Jabo Waggoner]] in the runoff. | ||
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Revision as of 20:22, 7 September 2011
Beverly Pierce "Bev" Head III (born c. 1942 in Birmingham; died September 6, 2011 in Birmingham) was a business leader and unpaid assistant to Richard Arrington, Jr's mayoral administration from 1991 to 1999.
Head, the son of Beverly Head, Jr and grandson of Tuscaloosa timber magnate Beverly Head, Sr, was an executive at Ram Tool and a partner in the Costa and Head Land Company and other ventures. He was also involved in philanthropic work through the Hugh Kaul Foundation, the Alabama Symphonic Association, and the Rotary Club of Birmingham.
Head ran for Alabama State Senate District 16 in 1990 Republican primary, but lost to Jabo Waggoner in the runoff.
Head captained his 52-foot sloop "Maryam" along the "Viking Route" from Bergen, Norway to New York Harbor in the summer of 2009.
Head died in 2011 from cancer.
References
- Spencer, Thomas (September 7, 2011) "Civic bridge builder and Birmingham businessman Bev Head dies." Birmingham News
External links
- "S/Y Maryam takes the Viking Route from Norway to US" weblog by Head