Tom Cusick

Thomas Patrick Cusick, Jr., known as Tom Cusick (born February 13, 1953) is a businessman, rancher, and Texas land developer. He and George Strait purchased and developed Tapatio Springs Resort and Golf Course (Boerne, Texas). [1][2][3][4]

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Tapatio Springs Resort in 2011 with George Strait
Tom & Silvia Cusick, Jewel, and George Strait
Cusick, George Strait, and David Feherty

Thomas Patrick Cusick, Jr.
Born
Thomas Patrick Cusick, Jr.

(1953-02-13) February 13, 1953
Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
Alma materThe University of Texas at San Antonio
OccupationTexas land developer
Years active43
Spouse(s)Silvia Marie Schement Cusick 12/23/89 – Present
ChildrenGinger, Marie, Jill, Sara, Beca
Websitewww.estanciaboerne.com

Early life

Thomas Patrick Cusick, Jr., was born on February 13, 1953 to Thomas Patrick Cusick and Ann Leath Cusick in Sheridan, Wyoming. A World War II Navy veteran, Cusick's father won the silver belt buckle for bulldogging at the Gillette, Wyoming Rodeo in 1949. He later became an oil drilling rig worker, then worked in the insurance business until his retirement.[5] Cusick was drafted out of high school by the Montreal Expos, but chose to accept a scholarship to play football at the University of Arizona. He later opted for a baseball scholarship at UTSA, where he earned a Bachelors of Business Administration.

Business

Cusick formed Benefit Planners (BPI), Inc., a third-party insurance administrator company, with Aetna in 1982. BPI was ranked nationally in the top 10 health benefit administrators along with United Healthcare, Blue Cross, and CIGNA.[6] During this time, Cusick also formed The Preferred Health Arrangement, a Preferred Provider Organization and National Stop Loss Associates, a broker for re-insurance and other excess lines. In 1995, BP Risk Management was formed to provide employee benefit needs by handling workers compensation. In 1996 Cusick was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year in the service category and ,in 2002, Benefit Planners was named the #1 Call Center of the Year in Central Texas, topping USAA and Southwestern Bell (now AT&T). In 2001, Cusick sold Benefit Planners and affiliates to Fiserv, and remained with the company until 2003.[7][6]

In 2003, Cusick purchased 1,000 acres of land, and parceled "Estancia at Thunder Valley" into 65 homesites, what he termed "the perfect community to raise a family in." George Strait was one of the development's first residents.[1][8] Cusick and Strait created the charity Vaqueros Del Mar ("Cowboys of the Sea") to raise money to benefit returning wounded servicemen and servicewomen and their families. Since 2012, Cusick, Strait, and David Feherty have hosted a celebrity golf tournament and concert to benefit Feherty's Troops First Foundation;[9][10][11] attendees and performers have included Strait, Asleep at the Wheel, Jamey Johnson, Jewel, Ray Benson, James Burrows, and Dean Dillon. In April 2017, Cusick, Strait, and Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry opened the Leroy Petry Village of Honor (Arlington, Virginia), built with funds raised by Vaqueros Del Mar and Troops First. [12][13][14]

On February 29, 2020, Cusick's daughter Sara married Wayne Gretzky's son, Ty. [15]

References
  1. Cusick, Tom. "George Strait and Tom Cusick Team Up on Tapatio Springs Golf Resort". PR Newswire.
  2. "Tapatio Springs gets a facelift".
  3. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/print-edition/2012/11/09/george-strait-invests-in-tapatio.html
  4. "Duo in harmony on golf".
  5. "Thomas Patrick "Pat" Cusick – March 15, 1924 – Sept. 2, 2013".
  6. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2004/01/26/story2.html
  7. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/1996/10/28/focus1.html
  8. "George Strait Sells His Boots & Helps Raise Over $425,000 for Feherty's Troops First Foundation". November 13, 2013.
  9. Spa, Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort &. "Four Years of George Strait Vaqueros Del Mar Invitational Golf Tournament & Auction Totals $1.1 Million For Military Wounded in Action". PR Newswire.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  10. "Event raises $1.3 million for the troops".
  11. "George Strait's 7th Annual Vaqueros Del Mar Invitational raises $1.5+ Million". November 3, 2017.
  12. http://www.countrylinemagazine.com/george-strait-the-king-of-country-and-fundraising
  13. http://www.warriorswatch.org/downloads/Stars_and_Stripes_Heroes_edition%5B1%5D.pdf
  14. https://i1.wp.com/www.thecountrynote.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/George-Strait-Troops.jpg?resize=737%2C415
  15. "Paulina Gretzky Rocks Sexy Plunging Dress & Dances With Dustin Johnson At Brother’s Wedding Hollywood Life (March 2, 2020); retrieved February 2, 2021
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