a significant (undisclosed) amount of money to the Alpha Tau Omega Educational Foundation, which provides collegiate scholarships for undergraduate members of the fraternity. Personal life Roy and Phyllis Huffington had two children: Terry Dittman, whose family lives in Houston, and Michael Huffington (born 1947), who was a Republican U.S. representative from California from 1993-1995. In 1994, Michael Huffington narrowly lost the election for the United States Senate to Democrat Dianne Feinstein. Michael Huffington was married to Arianna Huffington from 1986-1997. Arianna Huffington, an unsuccessful candidate for governor of California in the 2003 recall election, is the founder of the Huffington Post. Roy Huffington died of natural causes in Venice, Italy. Honors 1986, Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 1987, The John Rogers Award, the Institute for Energy Law 1992, Texas Business Hall of Fame References External links 1917 births 2008 deaths American businesspeople in the oil industry Ambassadors of the United States to Austria Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Houston, Texas) Harvard University alumni Huffington family Southern Methodist University alumni United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II People from Houston Texas Republicans Henry Laurence Gantt Medal recipients 20th-century American engineers