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Will Stewart 

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Ever met a billionaire?


Me either, but I did sit behind one in church last Sunday.

When visitors were asked to stand up and introduce themselves at the beginning of church the other day, an older gentleman (maybe in his 60s) stood up in front of me and introduced him, his wife, and his son as "The R.J. Kirk family."

I recognized that name. R.J. is the billionaire founder of New River Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired in 2007 for $2.6 billion. I have never met him before, but I did meet his son about ten years ago.

I didn't bother him by introducing myself, because I wouldn't have introduced myself to any non-billionaires sitting in front of me at church, either.

The biggest kick I got out of it was when my 15-year-old daughter (anti-SHUN rule in effect) said after church, "Those people in front of us had money." She had noticed the brands they were wearing. I said, "Yeah, he's a billionaire," and explained to her who he is. She was quite taken aback that she had been that close to a billionaire and talked the rest of the day about how R.J. Kirk is "worth 15 times as much as Justin Bieber," her measuring stick for wealth and fame.

R.J. is from Dublin, Virginia and graduated from Radford University. Now, THAT, I didn't know. Forbes' most recent list of billionaires has him at #564 in the world, with a net worth of $3.4 billion.

Link: Randal J. Kirk


Posted: 09/12/2017 at 10:15AM



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Current Thread:
 
  
Ever met a billionaire? -- Will Stewart  09/12/2017 10:15AM
  Ouch! "An older gentleman..maybe in his 60s." 🙃 ** -- HokieHeartNSoul 09/12/2017 7:31PM
  Eh. Just indicating he wasn't young. ** -- Will Stewart  09/13/2017 09:11AM
  Yes ** -- 133743Hokie 09/12/2017 3:45PM
  I'm hoping to get 1B "likes" on TSL -- EDGEMAN 09/12/2017 2:44PM
  And another... -- EDGEMAN 09/12/2017 2:46PM
  Starting off strong. ** -- HokieSignGuy 09/12/2017 3:54PM
  I haven`t,but my daughter who lives -- VTUD 09/12/2017 1:52PM
  Shun ** -- RTFC 09/12/2017 2:26PM
  An interesting commentary -- 48zip 09/12/2017 3:21PM
  At the public university level -- RTFC 09/12/2017 2:30PM
  He started an impressive scholarship foundation -- HokieSignGuy 09/12/2017 1:19PM
  Yes, the Gov of WV, but he wasn't the Gov then. ** -- Nortazhokie 09/12/2017 1:04PM
  You mean other than myself? ** -- Hokie in CT 09/12/2017 12:36PM
  Worked with one - and you'd know it ** -- Technocrat 09/12/2017 12:35PM
  Had a tennis buddy who was worth $150M... -- `lag 09/12/2017 12:29PM
  Met Larry Ellison while I was at Oracle -- turkeywinghokie 09/12/2017 11:53AM
  In the 80s he had a medical warehouse in Bastian -- LaneRat 09/12/2017 11:34AM
  Falconry ** -- bigbadbird 09/12/2017 11:26AM
  Yes 3. I know two of them really well; good people. -- VaAkita 09/12/2017 11:23AM
  Yes, in fact, RJ is the one I know ** -- Manbearpig 09/12/2017 11:15AM
  ðŸ˜ŽðŸ˜ŽðŸ˜Ž ** -- Major Kong 09/12/2017 11:07AM
  ??? ** -- Will Stewart  09/12/2017 11:09AM
  Cool x 3. 😎 ** -- Major Kong 09/12/2017 11:10AM
  Do we have any billionares among us? -- TurboHokie 09/12/2017 10:51AM
  That's nothing... I'm financially set for life -- HokieinTampa 09/12/2017 10:46AM
  People always seem sad when they hear someone died penniless -- Late 80s Hokie 09/12/2017 10:54AM
  Forrest Gump's mother died on a Tuesday. ** -- Will Stewart  09/12/2017 10:50AM
  +1 for LOL on Bieber being her reference point for rich. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 09/12/2017 10:38AM
  Supposedly worth ~$225M....that's not rich? -- statmanfromHCyrs 09/12/2017 10:57AM
  Yes, I agree...but to have Bieber be your measuring stick. -- Late 80s Hokie 09/12/2017 11:25AM
  Well, that's a pretty good characterization. ** -- Will Stewart  09/12/2017 11:39AM
  Yeah, it's about time for her to outgrow that. ** -- Will Stewart  09/12/2017 10:49AM
  Yes. I used to work for a few -- HokieDevil 09/12/2017 10:33AM
  Whit needs to make him an offer he can't refuse. -- santafe 09/12/2017 10:25AM
  That assumes he's coming back -- Nova Hokie 95 09/12/2017 11:15AM
  Call his local pastor. I'm sure he'll help. ** -- 48zip 09/12/2017 12:18PM
  Oops....skipped the last sentence. Scuze ** -- DonHo-kieHi 09/12/2017 10:30AM
  You're 'scuzed, but just this time. ** -- 48zip 09/12/2017 10:33AM
  Shun! (on R.J. Kirk) :) ** -- NokieHokie 09/12/2017 10:24AM
  Yep. -- Will Stewart  09/12/2017 10:46AM

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