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His philanthropic endeavors also included the Kimsey Athletic Center at West Point, which he established in 1995. Kimsey also funded internships for military academy students through the Kimsey Scholarship. Cadets and midshipmen from West Point, the Air Force Academy, and the Naval Academy were
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In 1970, after eight years in the military, Kimsey bought a building in downtown Washington, D.C., renting out the top floor. On the ground floor, he built and opened a bar known as The Exchange. He "became successful and opened other bars in the 1970s."
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appointed Kimsey to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, which oversees the investment of all gifts for the benefit of the Library’s collection and services. He served on the Executive Committee of the National Symphony Orchestra.
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named Mr. Kimsey as Chairman of the International Commission on Missing Persons, an organization dedicated to identifying hundreds of thousands of missing from conflicts and natural disasters around the world, through DNA research.
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Hall of Fame, which recognizes the United States' most extraordinary Rangers. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Graduate Award for Outstanding Service to the Nation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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until 1995. Although Kimsey is best known for having helped to create AOL, he also spearheaded many other business, military and philanthropic endeavors.
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competitively selected to serve in significant offices of government such as the Supreme Court, State Department, and Congress through the scholarship.
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as a marketing consultant on the recommendation of Case's brother, investment banker Dan Case. Von Meister quietly left the company in early 1985.
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In May 1983, Kimsey was brought in as a manufacturing consultant for Control Video Corporation by his West Point friend
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In 1995, Kimsey established The Kimsey Foundation. His philanthropy includes the Kimsey Athletic Center at West Point.
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Kimsey served in the U.S. Army, becoming a lieutenant and seeing active participation in U.S. interventions in the
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Shortly thereafter, Control Video was reorganized as Quantum Computer Services, with co-founders Kimsey as CEO,
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One of the office buildings on the former AOL Campus in Ashburn Virginia, now demolished, was named
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as CTO, and Steve Case. Quantum Computer Services was later reorganized as AOL. Kimsey served as
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In May 2018, after his death, Kimsey's house in McLean was listed for sale for $ 62.95 million.
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He was a member of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress. In 2010, Speaker
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of cancer on March 1, 2016, aged 76. Kimsey had three sons and four grandchildren.
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Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner
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On October 30, 2006, Kimsey was appointed to the board of trustees of the
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111 Cong. Rec 156157 (2010) (statement of Speaker. Nancy Pelosi).
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for one term on an honors scholarship, and then the
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Washington, D.C.
McLean, Virginia
Georgetown University
United States Military Academy
Chairman
CEO
America Online
kimseyfoundation.org
AOL
CEO
Washington D.C.
Arlington, Virginia
Gonzaga College High School
St. John's College High School
Georgetown University
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
Dominican Republic
Vietnam
Vietnam War
U.S. Army Rangers
Frank Caufield
William von Meister
GameLine
Atari 2600
video game console
Steve Case
Marc Seriff
CEO
Triple Canopy

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