I was recently was in our small town library and came across a book that got my full attention. The book is The Gentlemen, The Life of Joseph A. LaFortune (1979). There is a park in Tulsa named after this man and the previous mayor was a member of the Lafortune family.
I love bios. I had to check out the book so I can figure out the question, What made this man a success? It’ll be fun discovering the answer.
Here are 27 other famous successful energy pioneers of Tulsa’s past:
(Taken from Energy Advocates website)

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2003:
On this day in 2003, American entrepreneur and domestic lifestyle innovator Martha Stewart was indicted on criminal charges in relation to a stock sale, and in 2004 she was convicted and sentenced to five months in prison.
1970:

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