Wesley West, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Wesley West

American businessman

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1906

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: rancher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Wesley West was the second son of James Marion West and younger brother of James Marion West, Jr..
Like his brother and father before him, he was a noted Texas rancher, oilman, and philanthropist.
He founded Wesley West Minerals, a mineral rights owning entity currently operating in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and New Mexico, and Wesley West Cattle L.P.He married Neva Yvonne (née Watkins) in 1930.
Together, they would have three children; sons Wesley (who died of leukemia at age seven) and James W., and daughter Betty Ann. Along with his wife, Wesley was a noteworthy patron of the arts in the Houston area with gifts to the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Symphony, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Wesley and Neva also donated generously to the Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Medical Center, and Texas A&M Health Science Center.
The Neva and Wesley West Chair at A&M is named in their honor (currently held by Magnus Hook ) as is the Neva and Wesley West Scholarship in the College of Business Administration at Sam Houston State University.
Together, they founded the Neva and Wesley West Foundation, now the Stedman West Foundation, which continues their philanthropic activities through the present day.West inherited the West Ranch in Blanco County, Texas from his father James M.
West, Sr..
The West Ranch Airport (XS75), a privately owned field with a single 5,561 foot strip, is located on the property some 8 nautical miles west of the town of Round Mountain.