Background
Thomas E. Love was born in Oklahoma City in October 1937, one of six siblings, the son of F. C. Love, a lawyer who was later president of the oil company Kerr-McGee, and Margaret Eugenia Vessels Love.
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Love attended Saint John"s University in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, but left after less than one semester.
Career
Aged 13, he left home to be educated as a boarder at Saint Gregory"s High School in Shawnee, where he was a standout football player. He then joined the United States Marine Corps and over a three-year career, rose to the rank of corporal. He dropped out of the University of Oklahoma in 1964.
Initially, owned restaurants and car washes, until he discovered an opportunity in abandoned gas stations. went on to open another 30 gas stations.
Then in 1971, he decided to merge self-service gas stations with convenience stores, and the business continued to grow. Today, "s Travel Stops & Country Stores is a national chain with more than 340 locations in 40 states.
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