Ward Travis

American billionaire, an independent Texas oil man who spent most of his career developing oil and gas reserves around the world. His many companies include Travis Ward Enterprises, World Wide Exploration, Ward Energy, Inc., Ward Petroleum, Double Diamond Petroleum, Inc., Palestine Well Service Company and Pan American Sales Corporation. He is credited with drilling the "discovery well" in the Fairway James Lime field in east Texas. Following the first Gulf War, Ward volunteered to assist in putting out the fires set by Saddam Hussein in the Kuwait oil fields and travelled to the oil fields on two different occasions to render his assistance. In 1943, Ward married Martha Smith. Ward had four children with Martha: Randy, John, Michael and Debra. Multi-millionaire son Michael is the owner of Double Diamond Resorts located in Dallas, Texas. Ward and Martha divorced in 1980. Ward then dated actress and singer Debbie Reynolds. Ward then married Phyllis Townsend of Winona, Mississippi. Ward died on 12 November 2015, aged 93. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less