Friday, December

Leadership OK past chairmen, from left: Back Row: Bruce Benbrook, Clayton Taylor, Hershel Lamir and Sam Combs III; and front row, Laurie Tilley, Shirley Hammer, Sammye Cravens, Tom Evans, Phil Kaiser, Lee Symcox, Ken McBride, Steve Brown and President Marion Paden.

Leadership Oklahoma welcomes chairman

Hosted by Leaderhip Oklahoma Immediate Past Chairman Tom Evans, former Board Chairmen Laurie Tilley, Shirley Hammer, Bruce Benbrook, Clayton Taylor, Herschel Lamirand, Sam Combs, Steve Brown, Ken McBride, Lee Symcox, and President/CEO Marion Paden, a dinner welcomed Incoming Board Chairman Phil Kaiser and Chairman-Elect Sammye Cravens.

Phil Kaiser has co-founded and run several restaurants and a nonprofit music festival. Currently, Phil is engaged in event planning aimed at boosting economic development and quality of life for Tulsa, and serves on a number of nonprofit boards and committees centered on Oklahoma and Israel.

An instrumental part of the consulting firm Public Strategies for nearly 20 years, Sammye Cravens oversees day-to-day business operations and manages all contractual obligations as the company’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Her preparation and execution of strategic plans and precise analysis of outcomes makes her contribution to the organization invaluable.

CASKET

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“Also, it had more dents than a tin shed in a Oklahoma hail storm,” he said. “It looked like it had been treated like the box from the opening scene of ‘Ace Ventura Pet Detective.’”

It was funny to see all the cars pass by and the drivers taking pictures of the casket.

“I had a few people knock on my door saying they wanted it,” Jason said. “I had it posted on marketplace for about a hour and got over 100 messages from people wanting it. I took it down and it sat there all day until my neighbor put it in her garage.”

The neighbor was Priscilla McGehee.

“I saw it sitting on the curb outside of Jason's and I told my friend about it,” she said. “She helps host a huge Halloween party every year so she wanted it for a prop.

“She was afraid somebody would come take it so she stood out in the street guarding it like the tomb of the unknown soldier,” she said. “Some lady drove by and slowed way down. The look on her face was priceless.”

Priscilla and her friend then moved it into her garage until it can be transported to its final resting spot.