Charles Schusterman was a Tulsa American businessman and philanthropist.
10 Facts About Charles Schusterman
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Charles Schusterman was the founder of the Samson Investment Company, a privately owned oil and gas company with oil field investments in the United States, Canada, Venezuela and Russia.
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Charles Schusterman was a large donor to Jewish causes in the United States and Israel.
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Charles Schusterman grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Central High School.
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Charles Schusterman started his career in the oil industry in Oklahoma by entering into an oil field salvage business.
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Charles Schusterman was named in honor of Samson, a Biblical figure, as well as for his father, who had died in 1954.
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Charles Schusterman's investments included oil fields in the United States, but in Canada, Venezuela and Russia.
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Charles Schusterman was first diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in 1983.
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Charles Schusterman's funeral was held at Temple Israel in Tulsa.
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Charles Schusterman was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in November 2000.