Born in Kaufman, Texas to Nemo Shelmire and legendary attorney Angus G. Wynne, Sr.
Education:
1931 – 1938
Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX
Lawrenceville Preparatory School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Post Education:
1938 – 1940
Worked in various capacities in the Texas oil fields while pursuing a career as an oil executive.
War Years:
With war looming, joined the United States Naval Reserve.
8/18/1940 - 12/1/1945 (Had just 19 net days of leave while active.)
U.S.S. Arkansas
Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Albert Hall, Chicago, IL
October 1, 1941 reported onboard U.S.S. Nicholson (DD442) Lt. to Exec. – North Atlantic Convoys, Mediterranean Operations: Tunisia, Sicily, Salerno, and African Convoys. 7th Fleet Operations in SW Pacific: Admiralty, Hollandia, Tanah Merah Bay, Wakde, Biak, Noefoor & Cape Sansapoor
July 17, 1944 reported onboard U.S.S. Grayson (DD435) Exec. – Palau, Anguar, Philippines, Morotai, Formosa, Okinawa & Saipan.
12/1/1945 - Separated Eighth Naval District, New Orleans rank Lieutenant Commander, (D), USNR with numerous medals, ribbons.
Business:
1945 – 1955
President, American Home Realty – with his uncle, Toddie Lee Wynne and real estate developer B. Hick Majors, developed an 820 acre plot of land in Oak Cliff into the largest post-war residential, commercial planned development in the U.S. It was called Wynnewood.
1955 – 1971 Great Southwest Corporation – planned and developed close to 8,000 acres between Dallas and Fort Worth into the Great Southwest Industrial District; created and pioneered Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Mid America, as well as many other projects, including Macco Realty in Newport Beach, CA and the Texas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Left GSC when Penn Central Railroad, the company's major stockholder, filed for bankruptcy.
Performed numerous tasks in an astonishing number of civic and religious organizations, over the years receiving a wide variety of prestigious awards and citations.
1971 – 1975 Worked on a variety of interests. In 1973, age 59, he suffered a major stroke and never fully recovered.
March 12, 1979 – An avid hunter, fisherman, reader, arts lover and consultant to kings, he suffered major heart attack and passed away at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, age 65.
March 3, 2001 - State Highway 360 passing through Six Flags and GSID area in Arlington renamed the Angus G. Wynne, Jr. Freeway.
Family:
2/26/1941 Married Joanne Estelle Ebeling, 5822 Swiss Ave., Dallas
12/23/1943 Angus Gilchrist Wynne, III
3/15/1946 David Ebeling Wynne
8/31/1948 Mary Temple Wynne
12/2/1951 Shannon Shelmire Wynne
Education:
1931 – 1938
Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX
Lawrenceville Preparatory School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Post Education:
1938 – 1940
Worked in various capacities in the Texas oil fields while pursuing a career as an oil executive.
War Years:
With war looming, joined the United States Naval Reserve.
8/18/1940 - 12/1/1945 (Had just 19 net days of leave while active.)
U.S.S. Arkansas
Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Albert Hall, Chicago, IL
October 1, 1941 reported onboard U.S.S. Nicholson (DD442) Lt. to Exec. – North Atlantic Convoys, Mediterranean Operations: Tunisia, Sicily, Salerno, and African Convoys. 7th Fleet Operations in SW Pacific: Admiralty, Hollandia, Tanah Merah Bay, Wakde, Biak, Noefoor & Cape Sansapoor
July 17, 1944 reported onboard U.S.S. Grayson (DD435) Exec. – Palau, Anguar, Philippines, Morotai, Formosa, Okinawa & Saipan.
12/1/1945 - Separated Eighth Naval District, New Orleans rank Lieutenant Commander, (D), USNR with numerous medals, ribbons.
Business:
1945 – 1955
President, American Home Realty – with his uncle, Toddie Lee Wynne and real estate developer B. Hick Majors, developed an 820 acre plot of land in Oak Cliff into the largest post-war residential, commercial planned development in the U.S. It was called Wynnewood.
1955 – 1971 Great Southwest Corporation – planned and developed close to 8,000 acres between Dallas and Fort Worth into the Great Southwest Industrial District; created and pioneered Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Mid America, as well as many other projects, including Macco Realty in Newport Beach, CA and the Texas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Left GSC when Penn Central Railroad, the company's major stockholder, filed for bankruptcy.
Performed numerous tasks in an astonishing number of civic and religious organizations, over the years receiving a wide variety of prestigious awards and citations.
1971 – 1975 Worked on a variety of interests. In 1973, age 59, he suffered a major stroke and never fully recovered.
March 12, 1979 – An avid hunter, fisherman, reader, arts lover and consultant to kings, he suffered major heart attack and passed away at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, age 65.
March 3, 2001 - State Highway 360 passing through Six Flags and GSID area in Arlington renamed the Angus G. Wynne, Jr. Freeway.
Family:
2/26/1941 Married Joanne Estelle Ebeling, 5822 Swiss Ave., Dallas
12/23/1943 Angus Gilchrist Wynne, III
3/15/1946 David Ebeling Wynne
8/31/1948 Mary Temple Wynne
12/2/1951 Shannon Shelmire Wynne
Born in Kaufman, Texas to Nemo Shelmire and legendary attorney Angus G. Wynne, Sr.
Education:
1931 – 1938
Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX
Lawrenceville Preparatory School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Post Education:
1938 – 1940
Worked in various capacities in the Texas oil fields while pursuing a career as an oil executive.
War Years:
With war looming, joined the United States Naval Reserve.
8/18/1940 - 12/1/1945 (Had just 19 net days of leave while active.)
U.S.S. Arkansas
Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Albert Hall, Chicago, IL
October 1, 1941 reported onboard U.S.S. Nicholson (DD442) Lt. to Exec. – North Atlantic Convoys, Mediterranean Operations: Tunisia, Sicily, Salerno, and African Convoys. 7th Fleet Operations in SW Pacific: Admiralty, Hollandia, Tanah Merah Bay, Wakde, Biak, Noefoor & Cape Sansapoor
July 17, 1944 reported onboard U.S.S. Grayson (DD435) Exec. – Palau, Anguar, Philippines, Morotai, Formosa, Okinawa & Saipan.
12/1/1945 - Separated Eighth Naval District, New Orleans rank Lieutenant Commander, (D), USNR with numerous medals, ribbons.
Business:
1945 – 1955
President, American Home Realty – with his uncle, Toddie Lee Wynne and real estate developer B. Hick Majors, developed an 820 acre plot of land in Oak Cliff into the largest post-war residential, commercial planned development in the U.S. It was called Wynnewood.
1955 – 1971 Great Southwest Corporation – planned and developed close to 8,000 acres between Dallas and Fort Worth into the Great Southwest Industrial District; created and pioneered Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Mid America, as well as many other projects, including Macco Realty in Newport Beach, CA and the Texas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Left GSC when Penn Central Railroad, the company's major stockholder, filed for bankruptcy.
Performed numerous tasks in an astonishing number of civic and religious organizations, over the years receiving a wide variety of prestigious awards and citations.
1971 – 1975 Worked on a variety of interests. In 1973, age 59, he suffered a major stroke and never fully recovered.
March 12, 1979 – An avid hunter, fisherman, reader, arts lover and consultant to kings, he suffered major heart attack and passed away at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, age 65.
March 3, 2001 - State Highway 360 passing through Six Flags and GSID area in Arlington renamed the Angus G. Wynne, Jr. Freeway.
Family:
2/26/1941 Married Joanne Estelle Ebeling, 5822 Swiss Ave., Dallas
12/23/1943 Angus Gilchrist Wynne, III
3/15/1946 David Ebeling Wynne
8/31/1948 Mary Temple Wynne
12/2/1951 Shannon Shelmire Wynne
Education:
1931 – 1938
Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX
Lawrenceville Preparatory School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Post Education:
1938 – 1940
Worked in various capacities in the Texas oil fields while pursuing a career as an oil executive.
War Years:
With war looming, joined the United States Naval Reserve.
8/18/1940 - 12/1/1945 (Had just 19 net days of leave while active.)
U.S.S. Arkansas
Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Albert Hall, Chicago, IL
October 1, 1941 reported onboard U.S.S. Nicholson (DD442) Lt. to Exec. – North Atlantic Convoys, Mediterranean Operations: Tunisia, Sicily, Salerno, and African Convoys. 7th Fleet Operations in SW Pacific: Admiralty, Hollandia, Tanah Merah Bay, Wakde, Biak, Noefoor & Cape Sansapoor
July 17, 1944 reported onboard U.S.S. Grayson (DD435) Exec. – Palau, Anguar, Philippines, Morotai, Formosa, Okinawa & Saipan.
12/1/1945 - Separated Eighth Naval District, New Orleans rank Lieutenant Commander, (D), USNR with numerous medals, ribbons.
Business:
1945 – 1955
President, American Home Realty – with his uncle, Toddie Lee Wynne and real estate developer B. Hick Majors, developed an 820 acre plot of land in Oak Cliff into the largest post-war residential, commercial planned development in the U.S. It was called Wynnewood.
1955 – 1971 Great Southwest Corporation – planned and developed close to 8,000 acres between Dallas and Fort Worth into the Great Southwest Industrial District; created and pioneered Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Mid America, as well as many other projects, including Macco Realty in Newport Beach, CA and the Texas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Left GSC when Penn Central Railroad, the company's major stockholder, filed for bankruptcy.
Performed numerous tasks in an astonishing number of civic and religious organizations, over the years receiving a wide variety of prestigious awards and citations.
1971 – 1975 Worked on a variety of interests. In 1973, age 59, he suffered a major stroke and never fully recovered.
March 12, 1979 – An avid hunter, fisherman, reader, arts lover and consultant to kings, he suffered major heart attack and passed away at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, age 65.
March 3, 2001 - State Highway 360 passing through Six Flags and GSID area in Arlington renamed the Angus G. Wynne, Jr. Freeway.
Family:
2/26/1941 Married Joanne Estelle Ebeling, 5822 Swiss Ave., Dallas
12/23/1943 Angus Gilchrist Wynne, III
3/15/1946 David Ebeling Wynne
8/31/1948 Mary Temple Wynne
12/2/1951 Shannon Shelmire Wynne
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Angus Gilchrist Wynne Jr
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Mar. 12, 1979
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