amarillo chamber of commerce - HPN Books

Stanley Marsh 3 is an Amarillo rancher,philanthropist, and patron of unique artisticprojects including the Ozymandias, theDynamite Museum, and Cadillac Ranch.Other notable Amarillo residents pastand present are poker player T. A. “AmarilloSlim” Preston, millionaire Stanley Marsh 3,oilman T. Boone Pickens, Jr., the late UnitedStates Ambassador to Sweden Teel Bivins,and former FDIC Chairman Don Powell.Amarillo’s heroes include Thomas E. Creek,U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient,and astronauts Paul Lockhart and Rick D.Husband. Astronaut Rick D. Husband, whogrew up in Amarillo, was commander ofthe space shuttle Columbia and died duringits catastrophic disintegration upon re-entryin 2003. His life and service to the nationis commemorated by the naming of thecity’s airport as the Rick Husband AmarilloInternational Airport where a statue has beenerected in his honor.Chapter 125