Ronald J. Norick (born August 5, 1941) is an American politician. A Republican, he served as mayor of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, an ...
from 1988 to 1998. He is the son of
James H. Norick
James Henry Norick (January 23, 1920 – March 4, 2015) was an American politician. He served as mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1971. He was a member of the Democratic party. Norick also served on Oklahoma City ...
, who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1971. He attended
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University (OCU) is a private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The university offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, graduate master's degrees and doctor ...
and studied management. He is a former bank director and manager of Norick Investments Company LLC. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2008.
He was the mayor of Oklahoma City when the
1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building occurred.
He opened a local
hardware store
Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing supplie ...
in the Quail Creek area of North OKC in 2018, with his son
Lance Norick
See also
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Metropolitan Area Projects Metropolitan Area Projects Plan (MAPS) is a multi-year, municipal capital improvement program, consisting of a number of projects, originally conceived in the 1990s in Oklahoma City by its then mayor Ron Norick. A MAPS program features several inte ...
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Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library
The Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library is a library affiliated with the Metropolitan Library System in downtown Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The four-story, 114,130 square-foot library, opened on August 17, 2004.
The building i ...
References
External links
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Voices of Oklahoma interview with Ron Norick.First person interview conducted on July 28, 2009, with Ron Norick.
1941 births
Living people
Mayors of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University alumni
Oklahoma Republicans
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