Background
Gorham, Frank DeVore was born on June 4, 1921 in St. Louis. Son of Frank DeVore and Lillian (Hawley) Gorham.
Gorham, Frank DeVore was born on June 4, 1921 in St. Louis. Son of Frank DeVore and Lillian (Hawley) Gorham.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Missouri, 1943.
Petroleum geologist, Creole Petroleum Company, Venezuela, 1946-1949; district geologist, Pure Oil Corporation, Denver, 1949-1950; chief geologist, Pubco Petroleum Corporation, Albuquerque, 1950-1960; executive vice president, Pubco Petroleum Corporation, 1960-1965; president, Pubco Petroleum Corporation, 1965-1973; president, Questa Petroleum Inc., since 1973; owner, Cuesta Production Company, since 1973; owner, Riva Ridge Ranch, since 1979; managing partner, Sindbad Partnership, since 1990.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1943-1946, Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Fellow Geological Society American, Explorers Club, American Association Petroleum Geologists(president Rocky Mountain section 1959).
Married Marie Ellis Kelly, September 1, 1947. Children— Frank DeVore III, Daniel Kelly, Timothy Walker, Robert Hawley, Mark Linton.