Richard Dean Parsons was born on April 4, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Lorenzo Parsons, a Sperry Rand electrical technician, and the former Isabelle Judd, a homemaker.

He skipped two grades and graduated from high school at 16. He then went to the University of Hawaii, where he played basketball and met his future wife, Laura Ann Bush, per CNBC.

At 16, he enrolled at the University of Hawaii, where he played basketball and met Laura Ann Bush, whom he married in 1968. He also graduated at the top of his class at Albany Law School in 1971.

Richard Parsons, the executive dubbed “Captain Emergency” for his record of stabilizing ailing companies such as AOL Time Warner, Citigroup Inc. and Dime Savings Bank of New York, has died.

He attended public school, skipping two grades, and at age 16, the 6-foot-4 Parsons enrolled at the University of Hawaii, where he played basketball and met his future wife, Laura Ann Bush, whom ...

Richard Parsons was born April 4, 1948, in Brooklyn, one of five children. He would attend the University of Hawaii and then move to Albany Law School, where he finished at the top of his class. While ...

At 16, he enrolled at the University of Hawaii, where he played basketball and met Laura Ann Bush, whom he married in 1968. He also graduated at the top of his class at Albany Law School in 1971.