Larry Shafer provided this link to the obituary of Connie Soto who died in an airplane crash in 2000. The obituary was in the Daily Oklahoman. You may have trouble viewing on portable devices. Connie will be added to the obituary page as well. According to the obituary, Connie was an Analyst. If anyone has additional information about Connie, let us know.
It happens way too often, but the Sunday Oklahoman today informs us that another member of the TG&Y HQ family has passed. Chuck Hedrick, who worked in the Tax Department, passed away on July 25, 2020.
This post was submitted today by Buddy’s son Darrell Baker. Buddy Baker started in late 1953 at the warehouse on 36 and north Santa Fe and then in Edmond. He worked until McCrorys shut it down in 1988. The airport authority bought his house in 1995 that he had lived in since March of 1954….
“Photo from her obituary in the Dallas Morning News….” “I remember Jeanne first as a secretary in the Buying Department, then as an Assistant Buyer.” submitted by Rene Herndon. When she and John Grissom (Buyer) decided to marry Jeanne was transferred to the Merchandising Department as a secretary for Andy Collins. She was as intelligent…
He was one of the originals. He was a Buyer and VP. He retired in 1971. His photos of Oklahoma graced the waiting area of the executive offices for several years. He joined TG&Y after managing S.H. Kress stores in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Others I remember who worked with him were Pat…
This is from Ginny Grilley. “I regret to tell you that my dear friend Kathy Niggemeyer died at 10:00 pm on Sunday, May 19. She is survived by her son Fred and a daughter Heidi. She was an integral part of the TG&Y buying department. She had recently had a stroke. I do not know…