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  • T. Boone Pickens, larger-than-life energy tycoon and OSU diehard, dies at 91

    09/11/2019 11:50:22 AM PDT · by Hojczyk · 50 replies
    Dallas Morning News ^ | 1:53 PM on Sep 11, 2019 | Cheryl Hall
    Pickens had an energy career that went from laborer to tycoon — and the Oklahoma State benefactor was among the few business elites granted "dual citizenship" on both sides of the Red River. T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive, philanthropist, ardent Oklahoma State University supporter and one of America's most famous entrepreneurs, died peacefully Wednesday of natural causes at his home in the Vendome. He was 91. Over the years, Pickens gave $2 million to the VNA Dallas' Meals on Wheels. He spent many Christmas and Thanksgiving days delivering turkey dinners to recipients who had no clue who the delivery...