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George H Shirk
1 May 1913 - 23 March 1977
He was a product of the city and the state that he loved, and his life was dedicted to the betterment of both an attorney by profession, he became a historian and a community leader. His was the impetus for the city charter, the firefighters museum, the Atoka water project, the Will Rogers World Airport and as mayor of Oklahoma City the vision for urban renewal, a Phi Beta Kappa, he was honored with a doctoral degree by Oklahoma City University and served on it's board of trustees as president of the Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation officer and trustee for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He made a commitment to his heritage and in so doing was admitted to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and received the Oklahoma Bar Association award for distinguished service. He Served his country in World War II as a Colonel, G-1, Shaef and became Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor.

© Peggy Smith

Mr. Oklahoma History
George Henry Shirk
History is the rigid and unbending framework by which the present has been cast and molded. If one is ignorant of the past he loses the connection with his own roots.

Heritage is the personality, the color and the character wrapped around that framework. It gives us our collective moral fiber and our sense of purpose.

George Henry Shirk

Rose Hill Burial Park

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