Dorothy Bush Koch

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Dorothy Bush Koch
Dorothy Bush Koch at the 2006 Texas Book Festival.
Born	August 18, 1959 (1959-08-18) (age 51) Harris County, Texas
Residence	Bethesda, Maryland
Education	Bachelor of Arts (Boston College)
Spouse	William LeBlond (1982–1990) Robert P. Koch (1992–present)
Children	Sam and Ellie (LeBlond) Robert and Gigi (Koch)
Parents	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,^[1] often called "Doro", (born August 18, 1959), 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. Her other four siblings are Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Robin Bush, who died of leukemia in 1953.

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

[edit] Life and career

Bush Koch was born in Harris County, Texas. Since she was a child, Dorothy has spent summers and holidays at the Bush compound, a sprawling estate in Kennebunkport, Maine. In 1975, during a visit to Beijing, Dorothy became the first person publicly baptized in the People's Republic of China since its government began discouraging foreign religious practices in 1949.^[2]
Dorothy attended Miss Porter's School and earned a B.A. in sociology from Boston College in 1982.
She has two children, Sam and Ellie, by her first husband, William LeBlond, whom she married in 1982 and divorced in 1990, and two children, Robert and Gigi, by her second husband, Robert P. Koch, whom she married in June 1992 at Camp David. Robert P. Koch was an aide to House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt, and is a lobbyist and president of the Wine Institute. ^[3] He has a substantial equity interest in Central European Distribution Corp., the company that manufactures and distributes vodka in Poland.^[4]
She lives with her family in Bethesda, Maryland and works organizing events and raising money for charities and other non-profit organizations. She has also served as a Pioneer fundraiser for her brother's presidential campaigns.^[5]
She is the author of the book My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush.
She sponsored the commission of the 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.^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ Texas Births, 1926-1995
2. ^ Wead, Doug. All the Presidents' Children. Atria (January 6, 2004), p291.
3. ^ Wine Institute of California announces Robert P. Koch as President and Chief Executive Officer
4. ^ "Central European Distribution Corp". Company Profile. US SEC. 2006-02-06. http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=central+european+distribution&action=getcompany. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
5. ^ http://www.tpj.org/data/pioneers.html#3
6. ^ "Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned". Fox News. January 10, 2009. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479087,00.html. 

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Name	Koch, Dorothy Bush
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Date of birth	August 18, 1959
Place of birth	Harris County, Texas
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