Background
Wening, Eugene von was born on September 3, 1926 in Brooklyn.
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Eugene von Wening
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Education
Diploma, New York State Maritime Academy, 1946; Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1950.
Career
Third officer, United States Lines, New York, 1946-1947;
third officer, Mobile Oil (shipping), New York, 1947;
executive vice president, Turner Construction Company New York, San Francisco, 1950-1987. Chairman Turner International Industries New York City, 1982-1987. Director Turner Corporation New York.
President Construction Industry Council of California, 1976-1977.
Achievements
Membership
Republican to town meeting, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1962-1963. Trustee Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, 1983-1987, vice chairman, California Development Foundation, Los Angeles, 1980-1987. Served with United States Maritime Service, 1944-1946.
Servedto Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Member Cons. Constructors' Council of America, Association General Contractors of California (president 1981), Association General Contractors of America (board directors 1982-1988), Western Federation of Regional Construction Employers (board directors 1977-1981).
Connections
Son of Eugene Maxmillian von Wening and Helen Levenia (Walther) von Wening Caller. Married Virginia Ann Turner, June 29, 1951 (divorced October 1969). Children— Virginia M. von Wening-Stricklin, Helen Kari von Wening-Sperry, Eugene T.
Married Marilyn Adam, December 23, 1983.
