Rodney Lewis's father was a pilot in the United States Air Force.
12 Facts About Rodney Lewis
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Rodney Lewis purchased his first oil well for $13,000 in 1982 and launched Lewis Energy the next year.
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Rodney Lewis is the first American wildcatter to drill in Mexico since former President Lazaro Cardenas made it illegal for anyone but the Mexican government to do so.
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Rodney Lewis owns at least 350,000 acres of the Eagle Ford Shale property.
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Rodney Lewis collects World War II-era planes, and he owns 30, including Glacier Girl, which he bought for $10 million.
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Rodney Lewis owns a ranch in Encinal north of Laredo.
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Rodney Lewis is a survivor of esophageal cancer but lost his salivary glands in treatment.
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In March 2013, Mrs Rodney Lewis filed for divorce in the Bexar County Courthouse.
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Mrs Rodney Lewis is asking that her husband pay her legal fees in the dispute.
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Rod Rodney Lewis stated in an interview that he loved his wife and that he had no intention of divorcing her.
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The Rod and Kim Rodney Lewis Foundation donates grants to charitable organizations.
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Rodney Lewis provided the furnishing of the three-story Rodney Lewis Energy Academic Center, which opened in January 2012 on the campus of Laredo Community College.