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Byron McLean Rankin, Jr., nicknamed "Mack," was a prominent member in the Texas oil industry who became a part-owner of the Texas Rangers.〔(Dallas News article )〕 ==Personal life== Rankin was born in Mineola, Texas on January 8, 1930. He initially attended Kilgore Junior College before transferring to the University of Texas earning a BBA in Accounting.〔 Mack attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a BBA in Accounting. He then proudly spent four years serving as a First Lieutenant, and eventually an Officer of Procurement in the United States Army during the implementation of The Marshall Plan while stationed in Germany after WWII. Mack was especially proud of his years in the service. He remained politically active his entire career, later becoming an aggressive advocate for effective governing of oil industry regulations. Rankin entered the oil business working for an oilfield company in Post, Texas. From 1955 to 1967, he worked for Hunt Oil Company before joining geologists Jim Bob Moffett and Kent McWilliams to form McMoRan Oil Company and McMoRan Exploration Company. He served as president of the oil and gas company from 1968 to 1975 and as chairman of the executive committee and co-chairman of the board of the exploration firm from 1975 to 1977.〔 Rankin was a private pilot and an avid golfer. Rankin was a member of at least a dozen clubs, including Brook Hollow, and was a director at Preston Trail and Pine Valley golf clubs.〔http://www.dallasnews.com/obituary-headlines/20130819-mack-rankin-self-made-dallas-oilman-ut-booster-ex-rangers-owner-dies-at-83.ece〕 Because of his diagnosis and ongoing treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Mr. Rankin retired from active management in 1977, and continued to serve in the capacities of Vice Chairman of the Board and Consultant to the Company, and Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and major shareholder until his passing. He died on August 14, 2013 at the age of 83, in Dallas, Texas and was buried there in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.〔(The Copper Era )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mack Rankin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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