T. Boone Pickens - Stillwater, OK - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

T. Boone Pickens - magnate, corporate raider, and multi-millionaire - was an alum of Oklahoma State University and gave that school over $500 million over the course of his life. Karsten Creek hosts the OSU golf course, said to be one of the finest college courses in the country. He had his childhood home moved from Holdenville to this location, and he is interred by the house. This photo on find-a-grave shows the site before the statue was added.

Description: Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s, and a major figure in the energy sector, particularly natural gas and wind. Pickens gave more than $700 million away to charity, of which nearly $500 million was donated to Oklahoma State University. Date of birth: 05/22/1928 Date of death: 09/11/2019 Area of notoriety: Other Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to Dusk Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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