Background
Parsons, Donald Holcombe was born on June 17, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of George Holcombe and Katherine (Babst) Parsons.
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Donald Holcombe Parsons
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Education
Phillips Academy Andover. Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). University of Michigan (Bachelor of Laws, 1955.
Master of Business Administration, with high distinction, 1956).
Career
Worked at Hardig Parsons & Pedersen, West Palm Beach, Florida. Also Bloomfield Hills and Charlevoix, Michigan and (Pawley"s Island, South Carolina) specializing in Acquisitions, Complex Financial Transactions, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Michigan (Not admitted Florida).
Phi Kappa Phi.
Beta Gamma Sigma. Phi Delta Phi. Finance: Former Chairman of the Board: Bank of Commonwealth, Detroit, Michigan. Birmingham-Bloomfield Bank, Birmingham, Michigan.
Industrial State Bank & Trust Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Bank of Lansing, Michigan. Muskegon Bank & Trust Company, Michigan.
Former Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee: Union Commerce Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. Professional Sports: Former Owner, Pittsburgh Penguins.
Former Governor, Board of Governors, National Hockey League, Chairman Finance Committee of National Hockey League. Airline: Former Chairman and President Mid Western Airlines.
Industry: Former Director American Metal Products Company (New York Stock Exchange). Former principal shareholder Lear Siegler, Incorporated. (New York Stock Exchange). Founder and Chairman Resources Planning Corporation (venture capital firm), 1971 (current major shareholder Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, New York Stock Exchange).
Member: Oakland County Bar Association.
State Bar of Michigan. (Also at Bloomfield Hills, Charlevoix, Michigan and Pawley"s Island, South Carolina).
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association, Wayne County Bar Association. Clubs: Bath and Tennis, Beach (Palm Beach, Florida).
Connections
Married Sarah Caswell Angell, December 18, 1954 (divorced 1974). Married second, Louise Garner Price, August 31, 1974. Children– James Angell, Sarah Babst, Donald Holcombe.
