Reese Rowling

Reese McIntosh Rowling (1928–2001) was an American businessman and geologist, who co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas, which was eventually taken over by Texaco.^[1]

Reese Rowling
Born	Reese McIntosh Rowling 1928 Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Died	2001
Alma mater	Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy
Occupation(s)	businessman and geologist
Known for	co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E. Colson
Children	Robert Rowling
Parent(s)	Harry Herschel Rowling Lily Mae Rowling

He was born in 1928 in Waycross, Georgia, the son of Harry Herschel Rowling, a railway worker, and his wife Lily Mae Rowling.^[1] In 1951 he graduated from the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now UTEP).^[1]

In 1972, he co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E. Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas^[1]

He was the father of Robert Rowling.^[1]