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Jimmie Lee Solomon
Jimmie Lee Solomon (March 11, 1956October 8, 2020) was an American lawyer and baseball executive. He served as the executive vice president of baseball operations in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 to 2010, before going on to serve as the executive vice president for baseball development from 2010 to 2012. He announced plans in September 2020 to head a subdivision of a private equity firm that would invest in start-up tech firms connected to sports, but died several weeks later. Early life and education Solomon was born and raised in Thompsons, Texas, a small town located about 35 miles southwest of Houston with a population of 246 people, according to the 2010 Census. He was one of six children born to Jimmie Lee Solomon Sr., a farmer, and his wife Josephine, who worked at K-Mart in Houston. His grandfather, Jeremiah, was his earliest and most influential role model, as he was college educated and continually encouraged the young Jimmie Lee to excel academically. Solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompsons, Texas
Thompsons is a town in Fort Bend County, Texas, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Greater Houston, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 246 at the 2010 census. Geography Thompsons is located south of the Brazos River in east-central Fort Bend County at (29.486494, –95.605803). Richmond, Texas, Richmond, the county seat, is to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, Thompsons has a total area of , of which is land and , or 40.71%, is water. Smithers Lake, an artificial impoundment, along with its associated WA_Parish_Generating_Station, W.A. Parish Power Plant occupies most of the western half of the town itself. The Extraterritorial_jurisdiction, ETJ of Sugar Land, Texas, Sugar Land borders the northern end of Thompsons' ETJ; that of Rosenberg, Texas, Rosenberg is on the west; Missouri City, Texas, Missouri City's approaches from the east. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
