Comments on: What Would the “Texan of the Year” Say About Climate Change? https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2019/12/25/what-would-the-%e2%80%9ctexan-of-the-year%e2%80%9d-say-about-climate-change/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lone Star Ranger https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2019/12/25/what-would-the-%e2%80%9ctexan-of-the-year%e2%80%9d-say-about-climate-change/#comment-252828 Lone Star Ranger Wed, 25 Dec 2019 06:24:33 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=30499#comment-252828 <strong>Texan of the Year: Dallas lost three business icons in 2019</strong> By Cheryl Hall, Dallas Morning News, Dec 15, 2019 Herb Kelleher, Ross Perot Sr. and T. Boone Pickens were hugely successful but also left the world a better place. Texas lost three iconic business giants this year — Herb Kelleher, Ross Perot Sr. and T. Boone Pickens — the likes of which we’ll never see again.They were in their late 80s and early 90s, yet we felt they left us way too soon. Their deaths reminded us that success is about much, much more than making billions. It’s about leaving this world a better place than when we entered it. These corporate mavericks marched to a different beat, built huge publicly held companies, donated enormous sums of money, were steadfast patriots and cared deeply for their families — at work and at home. They were great storytellers who used earthy humor to make profound points. Each made fashion statements. Kelleher was open collars, blue blazers and Aloha shirts — when he wasn’t Elvis or a Harley biker. Perot Sr. was dark suits, starched white shirts, ties and a American flag lapel pin. Pickens was bright Oklahoma State orange and running shoes. All were underdogs who turned self-made wealth into community property. “Herb, Boone and my father were members of our society who will never be replaced,” said Ross Perot Jr. “They were unique, quality, driven men who had larger-than-life personalities and who made a huge impact on our community and our country in a very positive way.” https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2019/12/15/texan-of-the-year-dallas-lost-three-business-icons-in-2019/ Texan of the Year: Dallas lost three business icons in 2019

By Cheryl Hall, Dallas Morning News, Dec 15, 2019

Herb Kelleher, Ross Perot Sr. and T. Boone Pickens were hugely successful but also left the world a better place.

Texas lost three iconic business giants this year — Herb Kelleher, Ross Perot Sr. and T. Boone Pickens — the likes of which we’ll never see again.They were in their late 80s and early 90s, yet we felt they left us way too soon.

Their deaths reminded us that success is about much, much more than making billions. It’s about leaving this world a better place than when we entered it.

These corporate mavericks marched to a different beat, built huge publicly held companies, donated enormous sums of money, were steadfast patriots and cared deeply for their families — at work and at home.

They were great storytellers who used earthy humor to make profound points.

Each made fashion statements. Kelleher was open collars, blue blazers and Aloha shirts — when he wasn’t Elvis or a Harley biker. Perot Sr. was dark suits, starched white shirts, ties and a American flag lapel pin. Pickens was bright Oklahoma State orange and running shoes.

All were underdogs who turned self-made wealth into community property.

“Herb, Boone and my father were members of our society who will never be replaced,” said Ross Perot Jr. “They were unique, quality, driven men who had larger-than-life personalities and who made a huge impact on our community and our country in a very positive way.”

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2019/12/15/texan-of-the-year-dallas-lost-three-business-icons-in-2019/

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