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Letter: A Tribute to Daniel Keating

Tulsa Beacon

As a Summit Financial employee, I worked with Daniel Keating for the last 17 years as his secretary.  My first thought about Mr. Keating is he was a true gentleman in every way.  He was with Summit for 20-plus years and was dedicated to this company.  He shared the importance of having insurance with many…

Daniel Keating passes at age 74

Tulsa Beacon

Daniel G. Keating, twin brother of former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, passed away in Tulsa on Saturday. Dan Keating was 74. “America has lost a patriot. Conservatism has lost a champion. And Tulsa has lost its biggest promoter,” said Charles Biggs, editor and publisher of the Tulsa Beacon. For years, Dan Keating wrote a weekly…

Dan Keating left his mark on America, Oklahoma, Tulsa

Tulsa Beacon

I first met Dan Keating in 2004 when he was instrumental in raising funds for the first Senate campaign for former Sen. Tom Coburn. We met but we didn’t speak a lot. Not too much later, Dan asked me to join him for lunch. I didn’t know what to expect. I thought he might be…

A Four-Year Thanksgiving

Tulsa Beacon

There is probably no book that sets forth Thanksgiving as well as Bob Greene’s true story of the American spirit, Once Upon a Town. As he puts it, he was not sure he would find it on a long hot drive across Nebraska.  He was seeking: the best America there ever was or at least…