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Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
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“Like his father, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller was committed to improving the lives of Arkansans,” said Sherece West, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. “The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation embodies that tradition and is proud to support UAMS and the cancer institute in expanding its programs so it can help more patients from Arkansas , across the country and around the world.”
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Arkansas Lt. Gov. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller is shown looking at a storm-damaged home near El Paso, Ark., in this Tuesday, May 6, 2003, file photo. Rockefeller, the unassuming billionaire who last year abandoned a race for Arkansas governor _ a post once held by his father _ died Sunday, July 16, 2006 after unsuccessful treatments for a blood disorder, his office said. He was 57.
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In 1960, Rockefeller did not seek the governorship but instead raised funds for the Republican nominee, Henry M. Britt, a lawyer from Hot Springs, the seat of Garland County. Britt barely polled 30 percent of the vote in his loss to Faubus. In 1962, he similarly supported Willis Ricketts, another in a long line of failed Republican candidates who sought to topple Faubus.
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A swashbuckling commander with a handlebar mustache, Rockefeller loved his World War II career. He saw considerable action in the south Pacific, including participating in the Battle of Guam and the invasion of Okinawa, where he suffered burns when his transport was hit by a kamikaze. He left the Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel, having received the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
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