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About Alfred Lee Loomis, Jr.
Olympic Champion in 1948 - 6 Metre class (sailing)
(with crew of Michael Mooney, Herman Whiton, James Smith, and James Weekes)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Loomis_%28sailor%29
Alfred L. Loomis, Jr. (April 15, 1913 – September 7, 1994) was a pioneering investment banker and an American sailor and Olympic champion. He won the Bermuda race twice. In 1977, he was manager of the Independence-Courageous syndicate, the yachting team that successfully defended the America's Cup that year.
He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Lanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Michael Mooney, who later married his daughter, Nancy, and James Weekes.
Family
He was married to the late Virginia Davis and has three daughters, Nancy Chance, of Austerlitz, N.Y.; the late V. Sabra Loomis, of New York City, and Candace Lake DiLello, of Cleveland Heights, OH; a son, Alfred L. "Chip" Loomis, III, of New York City; two brothers, the late Henry Loomis, of Jacksonville, Fla. and the late William Farnsworth (Farny) Loomis; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Alfred Lee Loomis, Jr.'s Timeline
| 1913 |
April 15, 1913
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Tuxedo Park, Orange County, New York, United States
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| 1938 |
1938
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Probably, New York, United States
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| 1994 |
September 7, 1994
Age 81
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New York, New York, United States
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