Robert Holding
| Robert Holding | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Earl Holding November 29, 1926 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Died | April 19, 2013 (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Cause of death | Cardiovascular disease |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Occupation | Hotelier |
| Net worth | $2.6 billion (2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Orme Holding (married 1952–2013, his death) |
| Children |
Three children, including: |
Three children, including:
Robert Earl Holding (November 29, 1926 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman who owned Sinclair Oil Corporation, the Little America Hotels, the Grand America Hotel, the Westgate Hotel in San Diego, California (directed by Georg Hochfilzer), and two ski resorts, Sun Valley in central Idaho since 1977, and Snowbasin near Ogden, Utah, since 1984.
Holding, affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), was born and reared in Salt Lake City, Utah, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Utah. His parents were apartment caretakers.
In 1952, Holding began work on the first Little America west of Rock Springs, Wyoming. In 1965, Holding and his wife, the former Carol Orme, started the Little America in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and completed construction a year later. For a time they resided in a house on the grounds of this Little America. His son, Stephen, also lived there when he managed the travel plaza. In 2008, the Holdings added a large convention and conference center at Little America.
Holding owned 400,000 acres (1,600 km2) of working cattle ranch land in northern Wyoming and southern Montana.
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