Background
Thornhill, Robert Jean was born on January 7, 1925 in Geneva. Son of Charles and Marie (Tulley) Thornhill.
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Robert Jean Thornhill
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Robert Jean Thornhill, oil industry executive. Member Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce; Member of Indiana Society of Chicago, Fort Wayne Sales and Marketing (president 1965), Indiana Oil Marketers Association 1975-1977, Petroleum Marketers Association American 1983, (board directors education foundation since 1984), Olympia Club (president 1978), Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Education
Bachelor of Science with distinction, Indiana University, 1948. Master of Business Administration, Indiana University, 1949.
Career
President, treasurer Thornhill Oil Corporation, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1953, Smith Petroleum, Inc., Fort Wayne, since 1975. Second lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946.
Achievements
Membership
Member Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. Member of Indiana Society of Chicago, Fort Wayne Sales and Marketing (president 1965), Indiana Oil Marketers Association 1975-1977, Petroleum Marketers Association American 1983, (board directors education foundation since 1984), Olympia Club (president 1978), Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Connections
Married Norma Gene Day, June 30, 1946. Children: Christine, Amie, Brian.
