Background
Rourke, Michael James was born on December 5, 1934 in Minneapolis. Son of James Vernon and Mary Margurite (Allen) Rourke.
Rourke, Michael James was born on December 5, 1934 in Minneapolis. Son of James Vernon and Mary Margurite (Allen) Rourke.
Bachelor of Business Administration cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1958.
Research associate, A.C. Nielson Company, Evanston, Illinois, 1958-1960; advertising manager, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, Washington, 1960-1966; director advertising public relations, Boise Cascade Corporation, 1966-1973; executive vice president, Davies and Rourke Advertising, Boise, 1973-1977; senior vice president marketing and corporation affairs, Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Montvale, New Jersey, since 1977.
Served with United States Navy, 1954-1956. Member Food Marketing Institute Clubs: Ridgewood Country.
Married Mary Ellen Little, June 20, 1959. Children: Patricia Marie, Kathleen Ann, Michael John, Erin Maureen, Daniel Robert.