Friday, November 30, 2007

Warren Buffett Born 1930

Conceived during the stock market crash, Warren Edward Buffett is born on August 30, 1930... His parents were Howard and Leila Buffett...He was their second child and only boy...His sister Doris (Buffett) Bryant is older...He has a younger sister Roberta (Buffett) Bialek...
Howard, Warren Buffett's father, met Leila in 1924, while he was a student at the University of Nebraska...She was looking for a job to earn money for college..When they met he was editor of the college paper, the Daily Nebraskan...Leila's father owned the Cuming County Democrat... Newspapers would become a love for Warren...He was a paperboy and delivered the Washington Post...He would later (in life) purchase the Buffalo News and a large stake in the Washington Post...Also, Warren in the political area would become a Democrat...