Burt Holmes, a Tulsa businessman, entrepreneur and co-founder of the QuikTrip convenience store chain, died Wednesday. He was 93. Services are pending. Holmes co-founded Tulsa-based QuikTrip Corp ...

The full-page advertisements the late Burt Holmes occasionally took out in the Tulsa World were simple — block font, few words and no fancy design, just a black-and-white display. The ads ...

“It was as simple as that.” Holmes co-founded Tulsa-based QuikTrip Corp. in 1958 with the late Chester Cadieux II. Holmes died Wednesday at 93. As QuikTrip grew into one of the largest ...

Compliments to Tulsa World reporter Tim Stanley for the excellent obituary on Burt Holmes (“QuikTrip co-founder Burt Holmes dies at 93,” Jan. 16). In addition to the many organizations and ...

Burt Holmes was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame for his work founding the company. In addition to QuikTrip, Holmes led numerous other companies as founder, owner or director. He also served ...

A Tulsa couple has been charged with child neglect after four children between the ages of 4-10 years old were allegedly found living in unsafe conditions. Cameron Tyler and Megan Leftwich were ...

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A Kasey Alert has been issued for a 32-year-old woman by Tulsa Police on Monday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol activated the alert for Kristie Holmes on behalf of TPD. Authorities said Holmes is 5 ...

A Tulsa nonprofit is working to promote child ... The Common Good says it received a large donation of books from the late Burt Holmes, one of the co-founders of QuikTrip who died earlier this ...

Tulsa-native and QuikTrip co-founder Burt Holmes has died at the age of 93. The University of Tulsa graduate established the nationwide mega gas station chain with Chester Cadieux in 1958 after ...

The late Burt Holmes had the courage and the brightness to use the path that he believed was ethically correct (“QuikTrip co-founder Burt Holmes dies at 93,“ Jan. 16). He had the common sense ...