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Boone Pickens shares final thoughts in letter

T. Boone Pickens: 1928-2019

Read the letter Boone Pickens' OSU legacy will never fade

Boone Pickens just had to get in a few more pearls of wisdom.

Pickens, the former oilman, corporate raider and Oklahoma State University benefactor, died last week at the age of 91.

His memorial service in Dallas on Thursday at Highland Park United Methodist Church is open to the public and will feature speakers such as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. A second public memorial service for Pickens is planned at OSU on Sept.