Bob Lewis

Robert B. "Bob" Lewis (May 12, 1924 - February 17, 2006) was an American businessman who owned a number of champion Thoroughbred racehorses during the 1990s and 2000s. Bob Lewis was born in Minneapolis and grew up in Glendale, California. He served in the United States Army during World War II before studying at the University of Oregon. At Oregon, Lewis was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. After graduating, he worked in Los Angeles as a beer salesman. In 1956, he started his own company, the Foothill Beverage Company, which became one of the biggest Anheuser-Busch distributors in the country. Active philanthropists, the Lewises have supported a number of charitable works including a $5 million donation to the Pomona Valley...