| H. Wayne Huizenga  AKA Harry Wayne Huizenga
Born: 29-Dec-1937
Birthplace: Evergreen Park, IL [1]
Gender: Male
Religion: Calvinist [2]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Waste Management, Blockbuster Military service: US Army Reserve (1959) Net worth $2.5B (Forbes 2007).
[1] Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, IL.
[2] Dutch Christian Reformed Church.
Father: Gerrit Harry Huizenga (cabinetmaker, b. 28-Jun-1916, d. 31-Aug-2001)
Mother: Jean Riddering (b. 25-May-1918, d. 9-Feb-2006)
Sister: Bonnie (b. circa 1942)
Wife: Joyce VanderWagon (m. 10-Sep-1960, div. 1966, two sons)
Son: Wayne, Jr.
Son: Scott
Son: (d.)
Wife: Martha Jean Goldsby ("Marti", m. Apr-1972)
Daughter: Pamela Ann Goldsby (stepdaughter, b. 4-Jun-1968)
Daughter: Shelby Jean Huizenga
Daughter: Chloe Ann Huizenga
High School: Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL (1955)
University: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (1956-57)
Blockbuster Video Owner (1986-94)
Waste Management Owner (1962-84)
Member of the Board of AutoNation (as Chairman, 1995-2002)
Bush-Cheney 2000
Bush-Quayle '92
The Business Council
Campaign America Inc.
Elizabeth Dole Committee
Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee
Friends of Katherine Harris
George W. Bush for President
Grow PAC
John McCain 2008
McCain Victory Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
New Republican Majority Fund
Overcoming Obstacles Board of Advisors
Quayle 2000
Took the Fifth (1975)
Wedding: Jack Welch and Suzy Wetlaufer (2004)
Dutch Ancestry
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Miami Dolphins Owner (1994-present)
Miami Marlins Owner (1992-98)
Florida Panthers Owner (1993-2001)
Is the subject of books:
The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape, 1996, BY: Gail DeGeorge
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