, ▁a ▁carbon - based ▁fuel . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Vern on ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Missouri <0x0A> </s> ▁Bob ▁Sh a he en ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁as ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Sh a he en ) ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁American ▁business man ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁descent ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Born ▁in ▁C anton , ▁Ohio , ▁Sh a he en ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁officer ▁in ▁operations ▁owned ▁by ▁Ad nan ▁K hash og gi , ▁a ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁business man ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁arms ▁trade , ▁representing ▁Lock he ed , ▁North rup , ▁and ▁Ray the on — Un ited ▁States ▁defense ▁systems ▁contract ors . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sh a he en ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁nine ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s . ▁His ▁parents ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁father ▁died , ▁leaving ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁speak , ▁read , ▁or ▁write ▁English , ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁nine ▁children . ▁For ▁his ▁part , ▁he ▁began ▁s elling ▁newsp apers ▁at ▁a ▁corner ▁movie ▁the ater ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Political ▁Science ▁from ▁Mount ▁Union ▁College ▁in