Bob Bolen
| Bob Bolen | |
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| Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas | |
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In office February 2, 1982 – May 21, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Newkirk (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Kay Granger |
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| Born | April 10, 1926 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | January 6, 2014 (aged 87) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Fran Bolen (1952-2014) |
| Profession | Politician and businessman |
Robert Eugene "Bob" Bolen (April 10, 1926 – January 6, 2014) was an American politician and businessman who held office as the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, from 1982 to 1991. Bolen was Fort Worth longest-serving mayor in history. He has been credited with spearheading the creation of Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which opened in 1989. Mayor Bolen also successfully recruited the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which opened the first currency production facility outside of Washington D.C. in Fort Worth during his tenure.
Bolen was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 10, 1926, as the eldest son of Milford Louis Bolen and Beatrice "Bee" Pinkerton Bolen. His father was a manager at McCrory Stores. The family moved more than twenty times when Bolen was a child due to his father's job transfers.
Bob Bolen initially enrolled at Texas A&M University, but left the school to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served as a gunnery officer on board the USS Iowa (BB-61) during the war. Bolen returned to College Station, Texas after the end of World War II, where he finished his bachelor's degree in business administration at Texas A&M in 1948. Later in life, Bolen was receive an honorary doctorate of humanities from Texas Wesleyan University and honorary doctorates in public service from both University of North Texas and Texas Christian University.
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