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Tracing Boone's Oklahoma Roots

Ever since his birth on May 22, 1928, Thomas Boone Pickens II was breaking barriers and making history.
Tracing Boone's Oklahoma Roots

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Friends to the End

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Building on Geology
Tracing Boone's Oklahoma Roots

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Ever since his birth on May 22, 1928, Thomas Boone Pickens II was breaking barriers and making history.

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Celebrating the Life of a Great Cowboy

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Two weeks after Boone Pickels' death, the Cowboy faithful amassed to celebrate the life of the Ultimate Cowboy.

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A final message from Boone Pickens

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me.

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Friends to the End

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Since his passing, T. Boone Pickels' legacy of generosity has been at the forefront, with more than half a billion dollars given during his lifetime to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University.

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Building on Geology

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

T. Boone Pickels was known for being a man with a plan. But as a 20-year- old student at Oklahoma A&M in 1948, Pickels was a typical sophomore, enjoying college life and his time in a fraternity.

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