Reese McIntosh Rowling (1928–2001) was an American businessman and geologist, who co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas, which was eventually taken over by

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. He was born in 1928 in Waycross, Georgia, the son of Harry Herschel Rowling, a railway worker, and his wife Lily Mae Rowling. In 1951 he graduated from the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now UTEP). In 1972, he co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E. Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas He was the father of

Robert Rowling Robert B. Rowling (born 1953) is an American billionaire businessman, and the Founder of TRT Holdings, the holding company of Omni Hotels. Early life A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Rowling has an undergraduate degree from the University of Te ...

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