Amarillo: Faces, Places & Open Spaces

Stanley Marsh 3 is an Amarillo rancher,
philanthropist, and patron of unique artistic
projects including the Ozymandias, the
Dynamite Museum, and Cadillac Ranch.
Other notable Amarillo residents past
and present are poker player T. A. “Amarillo
Slim” Preston, millionaire Stanley Marsh 3,
oilman T. Boone Pickens, Jr., the late United
States 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, who
grew up in Amarillo, was commander of
the space shuttle Columbia and died during
its catastrophic disintegration upon re-entry
in 2003. His life and service to the nation
is commemorated by the naming of the
city’s airport as the Rick Husband Amarillo
International Airport where a statue has been
erected in his honor.
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