Dorothy Bush Koch

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Dorothy Bush Koch
Doro bush koch 2006.jpg
Dorothy Bush Koch at the 2006 Texas Book Festival.
Born Dorothy Walker Bush
(1959-08-18) August 18, 1959 (age 64)
Harris County, Texas
Residence Bethesda, Maryland
Alma mater Boston College (Bachelor of Arts)
Spouse(s) William LeBlond (1982–1990)
Robert P. Koch (1992–present)
Children Sam (b. 1984) and Ellie (b. 1986) (LeBlond)
Robert (b. 1993) and Gigi (b. 1996) (Koch)
Parent(s) George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush
Relatives George W. Bush (brother)
Pauline Robinson Bush (sister)
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (brother)
Neil Mallon Bush (brother)
Marvin Bush (brother)

Dorothy Walker Bush Koch, often called "Doro", (born August 18, 1959) is an American author and philanthropist.[1] She is the daughter of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and the youngest sibling of George W. Bush, the 43rd President.

Biography

Early life

Bush Family in the early 1960s. Dorothy on far left.

Dorothy Walker Bush was born on August 18, 1959 in Harris County, Texas. Her father, George H. W. Bush, served as the 41st President of the United States and her mother, Barbara Bush, was the First Lady. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Dorothy Walker Bush. Her brother, George W. Bush, served as the 43rd President of the United States. Her other four siblings are Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Pauline Robinson Bush, who died of leukemia in 1953. Since she was a child, she has spent summers and holidays at the Bush compound, a sprawling estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.

She was educated at Miss Porter's School, a private all-girl college preparatory school in Farmington, Connecticut. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Boston College in 1982.[2]

Philanthropy

She serves as an event-organizer and fundraiser for charities and other non-profit organizations. She currently serves as co-chair of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy along with her brother Jeb Bush. She has also served as a pioneer fundraiser for her brother's presidential campaigns.[3]

In 1975, during a visit to Beijing, she became the first person publicly baptized in the People's Republic of China since its government began discouraging foreign religious practices in 1949.[4] She sponsored the commission of USS George H.W. Bush, her father's namesake. On January 10, 2009, she gave the first orders to the ship's company at Norfolk, Virginia.[5]

She is the author of the book My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush.

Personal life

In 1982, she married William Heekin LeBlond (b. January 11th, 1957). They had two children, Samuel Bush (b. 1984) and Nancy Ellis (b. 1986). They divorced in 1990.[6]

In June 1992, she married Robert P. Koch (b. 1960). The wedding took place at Camp David. They have two children, Robert David (b. 1993) and Georgia Grace (b. 1996). Robert P. Koch was an aide to House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt, and is a lobbyist and president of the Wine Institute.[7] He has a substantial equity interest in Central European Distribution Corp., a company that manufactures and distributes vodka in Poland.[8]

She resides in Bethesda, Maryland with her family.

Ancestry

Family of Dorothy Bush Koch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. James Smith Bush
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Samuel P. Bush
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Harriet Eleanor Fay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Prescott Bush, U.S. Senator from Connecticut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Robert Emmet Sheldon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Flora Sheldon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Mary Elizabeth Butler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. David Davis Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. George Herbert Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Martha Adela Beaky
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Dorothy Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. James Hutchenson Wear
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Lucretia Wear
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Nanny Eliza Holliday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Dorothy Walker Bush Koch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Jonas James Pierce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Scott Pierce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Kate Pritzel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Marvin Pierce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Jerome Place Marvin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Mabel Marvin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Martha Anne Stokes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Barbara Pierce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. John W. Robinson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. James E. Robinson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Sarah Coe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Pauline Robinson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Jacob Marion Flickinger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Lula Dell Flickinger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Sarah Haines
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ Texas Births, 1926-1995 Family Tree Legends
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Bush Donor Profile: Dorothy Bush Koch Texans For Public Justice
  4. ↑ Wead, Doug. All the Presidents' Children. Atria (January 6, 2004), p291.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Wine Institute of California announces Robert P. Koch as President and Chief Executive Officer PRNewswire, June 12, 2003
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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