John O Whiteman

Whiteman Foundation; Empire Machinery

John Whiteman helped build heavy-equipment seller Empire Southwest into one of the largest private companies in Arizona, employing roughly 1,900 people statewide. But friends and colleagues say they mainly remember him as a force for philanthropy, especially that focused on making life better for young children. Whiteman, who died May 30 at age 79, was a force for early childhood education, improved health care for minors and protections against human trafficking. In 1963, John O. Whiteman joined Empire Southwest in Arizona and eventually took the reigns from his father, Jack, and become the second-generation CEO. He retired from the company as chairman and CEO in January 2003. Whiteman is currently president of the Whiteman Foundation, and speaks extensively around the country on topics dealing with early childhood education. He is co-founder and co-chair of Educare Arizona, a world-class educational childcare center planned for the Phoenix metropolitan area, and serves on the boards of numerous corporate and nonprofit entities, including the Arizona Museum for Youth, the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, the Phoenix Symphony and the Arizona Community Foundation. Whiteman was born in a small Oregon town, Pendleton, in 1940. He moved to Arizona when his father, Jack, received the Caterpillar dealership for Arizona. He earned a degree in sociology at Arizona State University Whiteman had children of his own — five kids, 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He most recently lived in Phoenix with his wife, Betty.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Mark W Heising	A B Chandler, Hillary Clinton, Bill Foster, Gabby Giffords, Harry E Mitchell, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Ann Kirkpatrick, ActBlue, Bob Lord, House Majority PAC, Ami Bera, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Tom O’Halleran
Kimberly Oxholm	Thomas H Allen, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, James E Pederson, Dina Titus, Hopefund Inc., Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, ActBlue, Ami Bera, Richard Carmona, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Lynde Bradley Uihlein	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Jim Matheson, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Deborah Halvorson, Paul Babbitt, Andrei Cherny, Richard Carmona, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Judith Avery	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dina Titus, Elaine Richardson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, House Majority PAC, Ami Bera, Don Bivens, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Marc Winkelman	Melissa L Bean, A B Chandler, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Harry E Mitchell, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, Hopefund Inc., Ann Kirkpatrick, Brad Schneider, Kyrsten Sinema, Ron Barber, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Stephen M Silberstein	Thomas H Allen, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, Ann Kirkpatrick, ActBlue, House Majority PAC, Ami Bera, Brad Schneider, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Betsy Krieger	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Bill Foster, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Harry E Mitchell, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, ActBlue, Paul Babbitt, Ami Bera
Audrey Irmas	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Brian Higgins, Jim Matheson, Charles J Melancon, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Scott Harper, Ami Bera, Brad Schneider, Andrei Cherny, Richard Carmona
Jennifer Allan Soros	Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Harry E Mitchell, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Ann Kirkpatrick, ActBlue, Ami Bera, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Joanie Bronfman	Melissa L Bean, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Jim Matheson, Barack Obama, John Tony Salazar, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Elaine Richardson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, Ellen Simon, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema
Heather Podesta	Melissa L Bean, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Charles J Melancon, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Ann Kirkpatrick, ActBlue, House Majority PAC, Ami Bera, Andrei Cherny, Richard Carmona
Agnes Gund	Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Scott Harper, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, ActBlue, House Majority PAC, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Celia Gilbert	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Bill Foster, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Dina Titus, Elaine Richardson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, ActBlue, House Majority PAC, Brad Schneider, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Andrew M Federhar	Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Harry E Mitchell, Edward López Pastor, Mark Udall, Steve Owens, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, Competitive Edge PAC, Ann Kirkpatrick, Fred Duval, Paul Babbitt, Chuck Blanchard, Jon Hulburd, Andrei Cherny, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema, Ron Barber, Don Bivens
Dr John G Sperling	Jeff Flake, Gabby Giffords, Harry E Mitchell, Edward López Pastor, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, James E Pederson, Elaine Richardson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Jon Hulburd, Andrei Cherny, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema, Ron Barber
Marsha Z Laufer	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Hillary Clinton, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Elaine Richardson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, Ami Bera, Brad Schneider, Ron Barber, Keith Fitzgerald, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Don Bivens	Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Harry E Mitchell, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Steve Owens, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, James E Pederson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Fred Duval, Bob Lord, Paul Babbitt, Jon Hulburd, Brad Schneider, Kyrsten Sinema, Ron Barber, Matt Heinz, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Wayne Jordan	Thomas H Allen, Melissa L Bean, Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Ann Kirkpatrick, Deborah Halvorson, ActBlue, Paul Babbitt, House Majority PAC, Ami Bera, Brad Schneider, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Michael E Trauscht	Gabby Giffords, Harry E Mitchell, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Steve Owens, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, James E Pederson, Elaine Richardson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Fred Duval, Bob Lord, Paul Babbitt, Jon Hulburd, Andrei Cherny, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema
Fred Duval	Hillary Clinton, Gabby Giffords, Harry E Mitchell, Barack Obama, Edward López Pastor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, James E Pederson, Ann Kirkpatrick, Ellen Simon, Fred Duval, Bob Lord, Paul Babbitt, Jon Hulburd, Richard Carmona, Kyrsten Sinema, Ron Barber, Don Bivens

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1940
Date of death	May 30 '19

John O Whiteman

Whiteman Foundation; Empire Machinery

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