O. J. Welch

Background

Welch, O. J. was born on November 25, 1929 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Woodrow Wilson and Lucy Ann (Thompson) Welch.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, School Management and Engineering General Motors, 1951.

Career

Owner, operator, Welch Buick Company, Tahelquah, 1953-1959; president, Chairman of the Board, Welco Industries, Tahelquah, 1958-1962; executive vice president, Professional Investors Life Insurance Company, Tulsa, 1962-1970; vice president, Western Coach Mobile Homes, Tulsa, 1963-1971; vice president, Liberty Loan Company Tulsa, 1963-1969; president, Welch Management Corporation, Tulsa, 1971-1978; chief Executive officer, Orenco Associations, Inc., Tulsa, since 1978. Chairman General Motors Public Rels. Committee, Eastern Oklahoma, 1952-1956.

Broker, Securities and Exchange Commission, Oklahoma City, 1962-1970.

Achievements

• O. J. Welch has been listed as a noteworthy Oil and real estate executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, golf, coin collecting.

Connections

Married Billie Bernice Bailey, September 10, 1951 (divorced May 1956). Married Wylene Georgia Renfro, May 2, 1959. Children: Ronald J., Larry C.

Father:

Woodrow Wilson Welch

Mother:

Lucy Ann (Thompson) Welch

Spouse:

Billie Bernice Bailey

Spouse:

Wylene Georgia Renfro

child:

Ronald J. Welch

child:

Larry C. Welch