Aching to be Kind
I’ve never met a Jehovah’s Witness I didn’t like. Sure, they’re a bit loony, but every encounter I’ve ever
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Cheryl Babcock
One of the most innovative architectural structures in the Midwest, Shin’en Kan was a house unparalleled. Bruce Goff
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Bob Bartholic
Quiet and introverted, Bob Bartholic was remarkably daring in his art and lifestyle. Often challenging traditional
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Barbara Bartholic (1939-2010)
Barbara Bartholic stands out as one of our city’s most daringly eccentric individuals. In fact, she stands out in
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C. Rabon Martin (1944-2010)
A true Midwestern man, Rabon Martin was a wild hobbyist, a tough man of the law and a sweet admirer of his people and
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Barbara Cowles (1928-2011)
“It must have been 1964 or ’65 when we met,” says longtime friend Delores Duke. We both lived on Brookside and
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Jean Davis (1932-2011)
“I thought she was the most exotic woman in the world,” Henson remembers. “She was certainly the most exotic
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Massad’s (1950-2011)
For sixty years, everyone from college girls and trophy wives to exotic dancers, cross dressers, and various breeds of
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Dana LeMoine (1960-2011)
“He loved tornadoes,” wife Lynne LeMoine remembers. “When a bad storm was coming, he would be up on the roof with
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Azizeh Jazayeri Tehrani-Hadavi (1924-2011)
“There were two sides to my mother,” Pat Hadavi remembered. “She was a Muslim, and she was a
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Rev. Robert Pickett (1924-2011)
“There was an issue in Alabama where dogs were released on non-violent protesters,” nephew John Dowdell explained.
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Charlesetta Walker (1935-2011)
“A lot of black kids are not exposed to folk dancing,” son Charles Walker said. “Especially the poorer
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Robert Littlejohn(1936-2011)
“He was our most excellent historian,” North Tulsa Historical Society President Charlotte Bates said at
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Jennifer Mansell (1962-2011)
They met as softball rivals but wouldn’t compete for long. “We weren’t on the same team,” Toni Hill
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Anthony Batchelder
Today, Tulsa’s theatre scene is a lively village of eager theaters and acting troupes, happy to share resources with
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Okemah Masonic Lodge (1927-2011)
It was built to be our state headquarters but ended up being home to Okemah’s Freemasons. Now that
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Aboard the Dixie Train
I called ahead. The hostess at Crow Creek Tavern said former American Idol contestant Matt Breitzke—the Oklahoman
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Eugene Brady Adkins (1920-2006)
Eugene Brady Adkins was the grandson of W. Tate Brady, who came to Tulsa in 1890 and helped turn a tiny town into a
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Dottie Clark (1924-2011)
Dottie Clark was thrilled when the judges named her first runner-up in the Mrs. Tulsa pageant. But her husband, Elmer,
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Harriet Peake (1924-2011)
There was no screaming, victory dancing, or even wild applause. There were no bruises or scabs. As sports go, croquet
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Skilly Forsman(1922-2011)
In the Tulsa dance and etiquette scene, Skilly Forsman was it. For 68 years, she taught kids of all ages to move with
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Elizabeth Ashwood Davis (1977-2011)
While planning her wedding and shopping for a publisher, Tulsa author Elizabeth Ashwood Davis died suddenly in her
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The Death of Snail Mail
Jeanie Harris met “Dust Bowl poet” Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel at just the right time: long after she had been
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Ernest Wiemann (1910-2010)
“He’s got quite a story,” Doug Bracken said of the man who used to own his business. “Ernest had a lot of
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Rich Hewitt (1948-2011)
Most know Rich Hewitt as “The Mushroom Man”—the guy who started a Tulsa-based mushroom business in his garage,
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George Matarazzo
“George was Italian,” his partner, Bill Ferguson, said, “and Italians in Brooklyn didn’t leave home until they
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Tom Parkinson
If you’ve visited the Tulsa Air and Space Museum in the past 10 years, there’s a good chance you’ve met Tom
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So Long, Joe Coleman (1922-2011)
“Oh, I met Joe probably a dozen years ago,” said Lee Anne Zeigler, executive director and CEO of Tulsa Foundation
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John Sands (1936-2011)
John Sands got married in Ireland, got a job in Canada, then changed careers in Seattle before making it to Tulsa to
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Norma Stone (1938-2011)
In a world where it’s all about whom you know, Norma Stone had it all. she made her resume from online resume builder
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Bluford Johnson (1934-2011)
Rachel Robinson remembers a lot of her father’s quirks—the way he’d shout “Judas Priest” when something upset
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Joseph Merz (1968-2011)
“His presence was big,” Blakely said. “I mean, he was a pretty big guy himself, over six foot and with his big
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Betty Voie(1924-2011)
In the early chapters of an unfinished memoir, Betty Voie wrote that growing up in Kentucky was like “living in a
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Brook Tarbel (1924-2011)
Brook Tarbel was born in the heart of Hollywood, where his mother made her dough as a talent agent for big movie stars
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