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Jan 26, 2023 · Ruth Nelson, prominent social activist and philanthropist, and former Chairwoman of the Tulsa Housing Authority, as well as former president of Planned Parenthood for Arkansas and Eastern...
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Mar 2, 2024 · Ruth Kaiser Nelson, one of Tulsa’s most prominent philanthropists and a leading force behind improving public housing in the city, died Wednesday.
Ruth K. Nelson. Ruth Nelson cares about people. In an environment where it has become fashionable to boast of one’s compassion, Mrs. Nelson makes no boasts. Instead, her life of dedicated service to those less fortunate than herself embodies compassion on a daily basis.
Nov 22, 2021 · He has an older sister, Tulsan Ruth Kaiser Nelson. The family chose Tulsa because George Kaiser’s great uncle, Sam Miller, and great aunt, Francis Kaiser Miller, already lived here. Sam Miller started Francis Oil and Gas in Tulsa in the mid-1920s, naming it after his wife.
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Jan 25, 2023 · Ruth. Kaiser. Nelson. Birth. 2 Dec 1935. London, City of London, Greater London, England. Death. 25 Jan 2023 (aged 87) Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA.
Ruth Kaiser Nelson was a longtime leader with the Tulsa Housing Authority. She chaired the agency's board from 1991 to 2016, when she retired. Nelson is credited with helping turn the failing public agency around.
Dec 29, 2023 · Tiny, impeccably tailored in heels and blue eye shadow, she was a William Faulkner fan, expert scuba diver, avid tennis player, Latin teacher, independent oil and gas producer, witty raconteur and George Kaiser’s older sister. “Ruth was a pillar of Tulsa philanthropy. Her giving was mission-driven, most often done very quietly.
