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Winthrop Paul \"Win\" Rockefeller(September 17, 1948 – July 16, 2006) was aRepublicanpolitician who served as the13th Lieutenant Governorof the US state ofArkansasfrom 1996 until his death inLittle Rock, Arkansasin 2006. He was also a member of theRockefeller family.

Early life and parents[edit]

Winthrop Paul Rockefeller was born on September 17, 1948 in New York City. He was the only child of Arkansas GovernorWinthrop Rockefeller(1912—1973) and actress Jievute \"Bobo\" Paulekiute (1916—2008). His parents separated in 1950 and divorced four years later. His maternal grandparents were Lithuanian.[1]

Rockefeller grew up in both the United States and in Europe and was educated at schools in New York, England and in Switzerland. He graduated fromTexas Christian Universitywith a degree in Ranch Management.

Political career[edit]

Rockefeller served from 1981 to 1995 on the Arkansas State Police Commission. In 1991, he was appointed by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bushto serve on the President’s Council on Rural America and was elected chairman. Rockefeller also was a President of theQuapaw Area Councilof theBoy Scouts of Americaand served on theBoy ScoutsNationalBoard of Directors.

He was electedLieutenant Governorin a November 1996 Special Election triggered by the resignation ofGovernorJim Guy Tuckerand the promotion of then-Lieutenant GovernorMike Huckabee. Rockefeller was subsequently re-elected in 1998 to a full four-year term, receiving 67 percent of the vote. Rockefeller was elected once again in 2002 with 60 percent of the vote.

In 1997 he became a member of theSons of the American Revolution.

According to his website: \"As Lieutenant Governor he focused on economic development, education and literacy. As Acting Governor on September 11, 2001, the day terrorists attacked theWorld Trade CenterandThe Pentagon, he resisted calls to declare a State of Emergency and instead urged Arkansans to remain calm and to donate blood. He sponsored Project ChildSafe, a national firearms safety program that has distributed hundreds of thousands of freetrigger locksin Arkansas, and he served as honorary chairman of the Arkansas Literary Festival. In 1997, Rockefeller createdBooks in the Attic, a program using existing resources, Boy Scouts, and volunteers to ensure access to reading opportunities for all children. In 2004, he served as chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas.\"[2]

In 2007, with permission from the Rockefeller family, the Arkansas Chapter of Young Republicans named their \"Young Republican of the Year Award\" after Win Rockefeller. The inaugural winner was Boyce Hamlet fromWarren, Arkansas.

Marriages[edit]

On March 22, 1971, Rockefeller married Deborah Cluett Sage of New York, the eldest daughter of Louis Davidson Sage and Constance Cluett Ward. The couple met while both were studying in Oxford, England. The wedding took place in Colonial Willamsburg, Virginia at Bruton Parish Church. Deborah\'s sisters Marion Ticknor Sage, Martha Davidson Sage, and Christina Sage were the bridesmaids and flower girl. Richard Scott Dentel of Yardley, PA was the best man. Win\'s parents Winthrop and Bobo and Deborah\'s parents attended the wedding together with other members of both families. The couple had three children:

Andrea Davidson Rockefeller (b. July 31, 1972)
Katherine Cluett Rockefeller (b. February 7, 1974)
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Jr. (b. July 10, 1976)

The couple divorced on January 11, 1979. On June 4, 1983, he married Lisenne Dudderar, an administrative assistant with the Arkansas Nature Conservancy. They had four sons:

William Gordon Rockefeller
Colin Kendrick Rockefeller (born c. 1990)
John Alexander Camp Rockefeller
Louis Henry Rockefeller[3][4]

They also adopted a daughter, Grace, in Hong Kong. Win and Lisenne founded a school for children with learning disabilities in Little Rock, now known as the Academy at Riverdale.

Wealth[edit]

Rockefeller served as chief executive of Winrock Farms, Inc., which had been set up by his father, and had interests in various small businesses around the state: in retailing, automobiles, farming, and the resort industry. He was an active member of theNational Federation of Independent Business. Rockefeller was ranked # 283 on theForbesmagazine list of the nation\'s wealthiest people in 2005, with a fortune the magazine estimated at $1.2 billion. As lieutenant governor, which was a part-time job, he forwarded his $34,673 state salary to charity.[5]

Illness and death[edit]

Rockefeller had announced his candidacy for governor and was expected to face the more conservativeAsa Hutchinsonin the Republican primary election in May 2006. On July 20, 2005, however, he bowed out of the race, citingmyeloproliferative disease, a blood disorder that can develop intoleukemiaif left untreated. In October 2005 and March 2006, Rockefeller underwent unsuccessfulbone marrow transplantsat theFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterinSeattle, Washington. On July 8, 2006, after the failure of his second bone marrow transplant, he returned to Little Rock and died July 16, 10:37 am, at theUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesinLittle Rock. On July 19, his body lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda, and the next day, a memorial service was held at Pulaski Heights UnitedMethodist Church, where Rockefeller was a member. At the time of his death, he was survived by his mother, wife, children, and one granddaughter, Emma, through his daughter Katherine.

See also[edit]

Rockefeller family
Winthrop Rockefeller

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