Howard Donald Rose
July 4, 1933 ~ July 28, 2019
Don Rose, 86, passed away July 28, 2019. A lifelong Texan he was born July 4, 1933 in Valley View, Texas, to Will and Jessie Rose as the youngest of six children.
Growing up and graduating from Valley View High, Don moved to Dallas in 1950. A veteran of the Korean War, he enlisted in the United States Navy in early 1953 and completed eight years of active and reserve duty with the Naval Air Force. Earning the rank of Aviation Electronics Technician First Class, He served primarily as an instructor to naval pilots and crewmen in the operation and maintenance of highly-classified electronic-counter-measures (ECM) equipment.
Returning to Dallas in 1957, he enrolled at SMU full-time to study electrical engineering and was soon recruited by Texas Instruments for their work-study program. He received his BSEE degree, with high honors, in 1961 and was employed as an electronic engineer by TI until 1966. Having developed an interest in start-up companies, Don attended SMU night-school from 1961-66 to earn an MBA in Finance, with high honors. What followed thereafter was a finance-focused three-decade career in Dallas. First in venture capital with Capital Southwest Corporation (VP) and First Dallas Capital Corporation (President/CEO). Then in private investment banking with Wheelock & Rose (Co-managing Partner).
Finally in private equity with Banyan Corporation (Co-Founder, President/CEO). He then served as a corporate financial consultant until retirement in 1997. Thereafter, he functioned part-time as a writer of business documents for local businesses.
Don met his beautiful wife in 1962 and their marriage in 1963 culminated in three wonderful children and five equally wonderful grandchildren.
Having lost Lynn in 2008 to cancer, Don is survived by: sons, Mark and Lance and daughter, Tricia and grand children. He and his family were members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas for six decades.
Don will be buried with his wife at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on August 2, 2019...RFH
July 4, 1933 ~ July 28, 2019
Don Rose, 86, passed away July 28, 2019. A lifelong Texan he was born July 4, 1933 in Valley View, Texas, to Will and Jessie Rose as the youngest of six children.
Growing up and graduating from Valley View High, Don moved to Dallas in 1950. A veteran of the Korean War, he enlisted in the United States Navy in early 1953 and completed eight years of active and reserve duty with the Naval Air Force. Earning the rank of Aviation Electronics Technician First Class, He served primarily as an instructor to naval pilots and crewmen in the operation and maintenance of highly-classified electronic-counter-measures (ECM) equipment.
Returning to Dallas in 1957, he enrolled at SMU full-time to study electrical engineering and was soon recruited by Texas Instruments for their work-study program. He received his BSEE degree, with high honors, in 1961 and was employed as an electronic engineer by TI until 1966. Having developed an interest in start-up companies, Don attended SMU night-school from 1961-66 to earn an MBA in Finance, with high honors. What followed thereafter was a finance-focused three-decade career in Dallas. First in venture capital with Capital Southwest Corporation (VP) and First Dallas Capital Corporation (President/CEO). Then in private investment banking with Wheelock & Rose (Co-managing Partner).
Finally in private equity with Banyan Corporation (Co-Founder, President/CEO). He then served as a corporate financial consultant until retirement in 1997. Thereafter, he functioned part-time as a writer of business documents for local businesses.
Don met his beautiful wife in 1962 and their marriage in 1963 culminated in three wonderful children and five equally wonderful grandchildren.
Having lost Lynn in 2008 to cancer, Don is survived by: sons, Mark and Lance and daughter, Tricia and grand children. He and his family were members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas for six decades.
Don will be buried with his wife at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on August 2, 2019...RFH
Howard Donald Rose
July 4, 1933 ~ July 28, 2019
Don Rose, 86, passed away July 28, 2019. A lifelong Texan he was born July 4, 1933 in Valley View, Texas, to Will and Jessie Rose as the youngest of six children.
Growing up and graduating from Valley View High, Don moved to Dallas in 1950. A veteran of the Korean War, he enlisted in the United States Navy in early 1953 and completed eight years of active and reserve duty with the Naval Air Force. Earning the rank of Aviation Electronics Technician First Class, He served primarily as an instructor to naval pilots and crewmen in the operation and maintenance of highly-classified electronic-counter-measures (ECM) equipment.
Returning to Dallas in 1957, he enrolled at SMU full-time to study electrical engineering and was soon recruited by Texas Instruments for their work-study program. He received his BSEE degree, with high honors, in 1961 and was employed as an electronic engineer by TI until 1966. Having developed an interest in start-up companies, Don attended SMU night-school from 1961-66 to earn an MBA in Finance, with high honors. What followed thereafter was a finance-focused three-decade career in Dallas. First in venture capital with Capital Southwest Corporation (VP) and First Dallas Capital Corporation (President/CEO). Then in private investment banking with Wheelock & Rose (Co-managing Partner).
Finally in private equity with Banyan Corporation (Co-Founder, President/CEO). He then served as a corporate financial consultant until retirement in 1997. Thereafter, he functioned part-time as a writer of business documents for local businesses.
Don met his beautiful wife in 1962 and their marriage in 1963 culminated in three wonderful children and five equally wonderful grandchildren.
Having lost Lynn in 2008 to cancer, Don is survived by: sons, Mark and Lance and daughter, Tricia and grand children. He and his family were members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas for six decades.
Don will be buried with his wife at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on August 2, 2019...RFH
July 4, 1933 ~ July 28, 2019
Don Rose, 86, passed away July 28, 2019. A lifelong Texan he was born July 4, 1933 in Valley View, Texas, to Will and Jessie Rose as the youngest of six children.
Growing up and graduating from Valley View High, Don moved to Dallas in 1950. A veteran of the Korean War, he enlisted in the United States Navy in early 1953 and completed eight years of active and reserve duty with the Naval Air Force. Earning the rank of Aviation Electronics Technician First Class, He served primarily as an instructor to naval pilots and crewmen in the operation and maintenance of highly-classified electronic-counter-measures (ECM) equipment.
Returning to Dallas in 1957, he enrolled at SMU full-time to study electrical engineering and was soon recruited by Texas Instruments for their work-study program. He received his BSEE degree, with high honors, in 1961 and was employed as an electronic engineer by TI until 1966. Having developed an interest in start-up companies, Don attended SMU night-school from 1961-66 to earn an MBA in Finance, with high honors. What followed thereafter was a finance-focused three-decade career in Dallas. First in venture capital with Capital Southwest Corporation (VP) and First Dallas Capital Corporation (President/CEO). Then in private investment banking with Wheelock & Rose (Co-managing Partner).
Finally in private equity with Banyan Corporation (Co-Founder, President/CEO). He then served as a corporate financial consultant until retirement in 1997. Thereafter, he functioned part-time as a writer of business documents for local businesses.
Don met his beautiful wife in 1962 and their marriage in 1963 culminated in three wonderful children and five equally wonderful grandchildren.
Having lost Lynn in 2008 to cancer, Don is survived by: sons, Mark and Lance and daughter, Tricia and grand children. He and his family were members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas for six decades.
Don will be buried with his wife at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on August 2, 2019...RFH
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