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   Did Bill Marriott have a son?

   • Bill Marriott and his son had truly created an empire of dining, along with an emerging chain of hotels, though still far smaller than industry leaders Holiday Inns, Hilton, Best Western, and Sheraton. In the ensuing years, the company took on more debt, often against the wishes of the elder Marriott.

   J.W. Marriott: From Herding Sheep to Hospitality Empire

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   How many children did Bill & Donna have?

   • By the time Bill became CEO in 1972, he and Donna had three children. Debbie, their first, was born in 1957 with a congenital heart defect. She cried all the time, but heart-lung machines were relatively new, and doctors wanted to wait to operate. When she was five, Debbie couldn’t walk far without getting out of breath.

   Growing Up Marriott - Washingtonian

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   What did Bill Jr do for a living?

   • Bill Jr. had graduated from the University of Utah, served as a navy officer, and gotten experience in the Hot Shoppes. In 1958, at twenty-six, he was made vice president in charge of the new hotel division. He quickly made plans to add hotels in Philadelphia and Dallas.

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   How many people did Bill and Donna get in the ballroom?

   • Bill and Donna arrived with John and David and their wives. They stood at the top of the stairs, above one of the ballrooms. He took Rudzinski by the arm: “How many people you got in there?” “Probably 5,000 in that room,” he said.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bill_MarriottBill Marriott - Wikipedia

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   Bill Marriott. John Willard " Bill " Marriott Jr. (born March 25, 1932) is an American billionaire businessman who is the executive chairman of Marriott International, of which he owns 11.28%. [1]

   • Children: 4
   • Political party: Republican

   • Spouse: Donna Garff

3. www.washingtonian.com › 2007/04/01 › growing-up-marriottGrowing Up Marriott - Washingtonian

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   Apr 1, 2007 · Marriott is a $12-billion empire built on values passed from one generation to the next. Bill’s three other children are widely liked executives at Marriott. The eldest, Debbie, 49, has an office next to her dad’s. Stephen, 47, though blind and deaf, travels the country to train sales staff.

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   Bill and Donna Marriott, ca. 2004. They married in 1955. Mr. Marriott serves on the board of trustees of The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council, and has served on the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society and as a director of the U.S ...

6. hotelsmag.com › news › bill-marriott-passing-theBill Marriott passing the rock to son, David - HOTELSMag.com

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   Feb 14, 2022 · J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr. David Marriott joined Marriott International in 1999 and was elected as a director in 2021. He has held several operational roles at Marriott, including most recently as the president, U.S. Full Service Managed by Marriott, where he was responsible for oversight of more than 330 hotels operating under 14 brands in ...

7. skift.com › 2021/03/15 › marriott-founders-grandsonMarriott Founder’s Grandson Joins Board as Family ... - Skift

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   Mar 15, 2021 · The move is anticipation of Marriott eventually succeeding his father, J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., as chairman of the board in 2022. Bill is expected to transition to a chairman emeritus role ...

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   Feb 14, 2024 · This article was originally published by the Archbridge Institute. Growing up on a hardscrabble sheep and sugar beet farm in Utah, John Willard “Bill” Marriott sought opportunities beyond his humble Mormon beginnings. In 1927, the twenty-six-year-old Marriott opened an A&W root beer stand in Washington, DC, working around the clock with his wife, Alice. Forty […]

10. hbr.org › 2013 › 05Marriott’s Executive Chairman on Choosing the First Nonfamily CEO

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    BM. Bill Marriott is the executive chairman of Marriott International and the author (with Kathi Ann Brown) of Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew Into a Global Hotel Company ...