Thomas Boone Pickens, born on May 22, 1928, was an American business tycoon and financier who acquired immense wealth while he lived. He was a multi-millionaire with 500 million Dollars as net worth and an estate. When he died, his estate was on sale for 250 million Dollars but it was too expensive to be bought so the price is
been slashed since he died.
Thomas was born to Thomas Boone Sibley Pickens and Grace Marceline in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University. Pickens was the chairperson of BP Capital Management.
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Throughout his life, he married five times and also had five children. His first wife was Lynn O’Brien (1949-1971) and his last wife was Toni Brinke (2014-2017).
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Thomas was a financial supporter of George w. Bush. He donated 500 million Dollars to Oklahoma University and 200 million Dollars to charity homes in the state while he was alive.
The financier was given a Golden Plate Award by the American Academy of Achievement and was inducted into the Oklahoma Hal of Fame in 2003.
Boone died at his home in Dallas on September 11, 2019.
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