Ralph A.L. Bogan, Jr. (October 31, 1922-June 9, 2013) was a businessman who co-owned the
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a partner in the group that purchased the team in 1962.
He also worked for the
Greyhound Bus company – where his father, Ralph Bogan, Sr., was a high-ranking executive – was a
private equity investor, and
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of National Security Bank in
Chicago.,/Treasurer of the One-Hundred Club of Chicago Police Department 1973-2013.
Personal life
Ralph Alcott Lester Bogan Jr. was born in
Hibbing Minnesota. He attended
Evanston Township High School,
Choate Rosemary Hall
Choate Rosemary Hall (often known as Choate; ) is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Choate is currently ranked as the second best boarding school and third best private high ...
and
Lake Forest Academy, then
Dartmouth College and the
University of Pennsylvania. He served on a
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
in the
Navy during World War II.,//
[https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/20742429-418/ralph-al-bogan-90-banker-baseball-fan-heli-skier.html ]Ralph Bogan was married to Peggy Wickman Bogan for 33 years. They had four daughters: Pamela, Sandra, Karen and Diane. And 13 grandchildren: Alicia, Andrew-Eric, Megan, Colleen, Cheryl, Luke, Mark, Amanda, Nate, Seth, Zach, Abby and Jessica. And 5 great-grandchildren. He died in
Lincoln Park, Chicago.
References
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1922 births
2013 deaths
Lake Forest Academy alumni
Atlanta Braves owners
United States Navy personnel of World War II