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Robert J. LaFortune is a former mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving from 1970 to 1978. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on January 24, 1927, to Robert and Mary LaFortune. He attended the University of Tulsa, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1949. LaFortune began his political career in 1962, when he was elected to the Tulsa City Council. He was re-elected in 1966 and served until 1970, when he was elected mayor of Tulsa. During his tenure as mayor, LaFortune was credited with helping to revitalize the city's downtown area and improving the city's infrastructure. He also worked to improve the city's public transportation system and to create a more efficient government. LaFortune left office in 1978 and returned to the private sector. He served as president and CEO of LaFortune Enterprises, Inc., a real estate development and management company. He also served on the boards of several local and national organizations, including the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, the Tulsa Community Foundation, and the Tulsa Zoo. LaFortune is currently 96 years old and has a net worth of $20 million.

Popular As Robert James LaFortune
Occupation Engineer, politician, philanthropist
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 24 January 1927
Birthday 24 January
Birthplace Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2017

In 2017, a portrait of LaFortune was unveiled at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (PAC). The portrait was made by Nathan Opp, professor of art at Oral Roberts University. LaFortune was mayor when the PAC was first planned, and participated in forming the public-private partnership that funded construction of the PAC.

2003

Jeanne Morse LaFortune, Robert's wife, died November 15, 2003. Born August 25, 1929, she was a native of Missouri. She and Robert married in 1951. They had six children, three sons and three daughters, and 16 grandchildren, all of whom survived her.

1982

He was a 1982 recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America, and in 1995 the University of Tulsa granted him an honorary doctor of laws degree. He is the uncle of Bill LaFortune, who served as Mayor of Tulsa (2002–2006).

1964

Robert left private business to serve three terms as Tulsa's commissioner of streets and public property from 1964 to 1970. LaFortune was elected Mayor of Tulsa in 1970, an office he held until 1978. As commissioner, he was active in developing the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. Specifically, he secured acquisition of the 2,300 acres (9.3 km) site and obtained approval of development funding for the port. As mayor, he got passage of bond issues for the city's freeway system, as well as the Williams Center and Tulsa Performing Arts Center in downtown Tulsa. He also helped initiate the start of the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG).

1927

Robert J. LaFortune (born January 24, 1927) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. LaFortune was mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1978.

1920

LaFortune was born and raised in Tulsa. His parents, Joseph Aloysius LaFortune and Gertrude Leona Tremel LaFortune, who had moved there in 1920 from South Bend, Indiana. Joseph, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, worked for thirty years at Warren Petroleum Company, becoming executive vice president and a noted local philanthropist. Robert LaFortune graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School in 1944. He served in the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps for two years. After receiving his discharge, he attended the University of Tulsa and then transferred to Purdue University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering in 1951. He then joined Reilly Tar and Chemical Company, where he worked for five years. He then became a part owner of Reed Drilling Company.