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'''Beverly Pierce "Bev" Head III''' (born c. [[1942]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[September 6]], [[2011]] in Birmingham) was | [[Image:Bev Head.jpg|right|thumb|Bev Head]] | ||
'''Beverly Pierce "Bev" Head III''' (born c. [[1942]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[September 6]], [[2011]] in Birmingham) was an attorney, 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 | Head, the son of [[Beverly Head, Jr]] and grandson of timber magnate [[Beverly Head|Beverly Head, Sr]], earned hi bachelor's degree in economics at Yale College in [[1963]] and completed his law degree at Yale University three years later, and was admitted to the [[Alabama State Bar]]. In [[1966]] he was commissioned as an infantry captain in the U. S. Army and served three years in Iran. | ||
Head began working for the [[Dyatron Corporation]] in [[1969]] and became its chairman and CEO before it was sold to SunGard Data Systems in [[1984]]. Head was also chairman of the [[Giles & Kendall Company]] 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]], [[Children's of Alabama]], 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. | ||
Head captained his 52-foot sloop "[[Maryam]]" along the "Viking Route" from Bergen, Norway to New York Harbor in the summer of [[2009]]. | Head captained his 52-foot sloop "[[Maryam]]" (named for his wife) along the "Viking Route" from Bergen, Norway to New York Harbor in the summer of [[2009]]. | ||
Head died in [[2011]] from cancer. | Head died in [[2011]] from cancer. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Spencer, Thomas (September 7, 2011) "Civic bridge builder and Birmingham businessman Bev Head dies." ''Birmingham News'' | * Spencer, Thomas (September 7, 2011) "Civic bridge builder and Birmingham businessman Bev Head dies." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* "Beverly P. Head III" obituary (September 7, 2011) ''Birmingham News'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:2011 deaths]] | [[Category:2011 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Attorneys]] | |||
[[Category:Developers]] | [[Category:Developers]] | ||
[[Category:Civic boosters]] | [[Category:Civic boosters]] | ||
[[Category:Sailors]] | [[Category:Sailors]] | ||
[[Category:Cancer deaths]] | [[Category:Cancer deaths]] | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 7 September 2011
Beverly Pierce "Bev" Head III (born c. 1942 in Birmingham; died September 6, 2011 in Birmingham) was an attorney, 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 timber magnate Beverly Head, Sr, earned hi bachelor's degree in economics at Yale College in 1963 and completed his law degree at Yale University three years later, and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar. In 1966 he was commissioned as an infantry captain in the U. S. Army and served three years in Iran.
Head began working for the Dyatron Corporation in 1969 and became its chairman and CEO before it was sold to SunGard Data Systems in 1984. Head was also chairman of the Giles & Kendall Company 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, Children's of Alabama, 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" (named for his wife) 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
- "Beverly P. Head III" obituary (September 7, 2011) Birmingham News
External links
- "S/Y Maryam takes the Viking Route from Norway to US" weblog by Head