David O. Wicks, Jr. Name: David O. Wicks, Jr. Born: May 17. 1941 Joined AGB: 1968 Primary Dept/Div: Private Investment Primary Office: New York David O. Wicks, Jr., New York, is vice president, Direct Investments and also is a corporate finance specialist on the communicatians industry for Warburg Paribas Becker. Prior to joining the campany…

Robert Warne Wilson Name: Robert Warne Wilson Born: November 3, 1926 Joined AGB: 1962 Primary Dept/Div: Research/Individual Clients Primary Office: New York Robert (Bob) Wilson was born in Detroit in 1926. He received an undergraduate degree from Amherst College and a masters degree from the University of Michigan. He joined Becker in 1962 having been…

Claude A. Wilson, Jr. Name: Claude A. Wilson, Jr. Born: January 1, 1930 Joined AGB: 1959 Primary Dept/Div: Research/Corporate Finance Primary Office: New York Claude Wilson was born in the early 1930s in Charlotte, NC and maintained a very pleasant southern accent throughout his business career at Becker. He joined the research department in the…

John (Jack) A. Wing Name: John (Jack) A. Wing Born: November 9, 1935 Joined AGB: 1968 Primary Dept/Div: Legal, Executive Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/15/1977: John A. Wing, Chicago, is president, chief operating officer and a director and executive committee member of Becker Securities. He is also a senior vice president, director, and executive…

Stanley A. Winter Name: Stanley A. Winter Born: October 3, 1926 Joined AGB: 1951 Primary Dept/Div: Research Primary Office: Chicago Stanley (Stan) Winter was born in 1926 and grew up in Hyde Park. He attended the University of Chicago for a bit but entered the Army and was trained and practiced as a photographer. After…

Stanley S. Wirt Name: Stanley Wirt Born: April 19, 1923 Joined AGB: 1950 Primary Dept/Div: Communications Primary Office: Chicago Stanley (Stan) Wirt was born in 1923, grew up in New York, attended the University of Wisconsin, served in the Air Force during World War II, ended up in Clarendon Hills (a western Chicago suburb), and…

Ben A. Witt Name: Ben A. Witt Born: January 13, 1940 Joined AGB: 1964 Primary Dept/Div: Operations Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/16/1977. Ben A. Witt, Chicago, is vice president and manager of Operations with Becker Securities. He joined the firm in 1964 in the Operations area after serving as supervisor of Production Scheduling at…

Harold F. Wood Name: Harold F. Wood Born: January 1, 1899 Joined AGB: 1929 Primary Dept/Div: Credit Primary Office: Chicago Harold (Woodie) F. Wood joined Becker in 1929 in time to be a first hand witness to the great stock market crash in October of that year. Woody was part of the early “Analytical and…

Samuel McClay Yonce Name: Samuel McClay Yonce Born: July 7, 1929 Joined AGB: 1969 Primary Dept/Div: Syndicate Primary Office: New York Samuel (Sam) Yonce was born in 1931 in Chicago. He grew up in Lake Forest, IL and New York City. He attended prep school and then graduated from Yale University in 1954, where he…

Thomas R. York Name: Thomas R. York Born: August 14, 1934 Other Photos: OI#417 Joined AGB: 1965 Primary Dept/Div: Credit Securities Primary Office: New York As of 7/16/1977. Thomas R. York, New York, is a senior vice president, director and manager of the Money Market activities of A.G. Becker. He joined the firm’s Commercial Paper…