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  2. Previously, Opperman was the CEO of West Publishing Company (acquired in 1996 by Thomson Corporation [3]) in St. Paul, Minnesota and while he was CEO the company moved into technology products with the creation of the Westlaw legal database. Opperman was born in Perry, Iowa, and "grew up poor". [4] He received his law degree from Drake ...

  3. Born into modest circumstances in Perry, Iowa, Dwight was a child of the Great Depression. His son Vance Opperman, recalled his father describing his life as a boy, saying that Dwight remembered walking the rail lines searching for stray coal to heat the family home.

  4. Jun 14, 2013 · Born in Perry, Iowa, Dwight Opperman was a son of the Depression. Vance Opperman recalled his father describing his life as a boy, walking the rail lines searching for stray coal the family...

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  5. Dwight Darwin Opperman (June 26, 1923 – June 13, 2013) was an American businessman and lawyer. He was chairman of Key Investments, a privately held venture capital firm focusing on high-tech ventures.

  6. Jun 24, 2013 · Dwight Opperman, LW’51, the single largest benefactor in Drake University’s history, died on Thursday, June 13 after battling liver cancer for five months. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 22 at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif.

  7. Dwight Opperman: Business Titan and Philanthropist Early Life and Education Dwight Opperman was born and raised in the United States. He is a highly educated businessman who earned a doctorate in law from Drake University.

  8. Jun 14, 2013 · Opperman was born in Perry, Iowa. He graduated from Drake University with a law degree in 1951 and moved to the Twin Cities to become an editor at West Publishing Co.

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