Voices of Oklahoma

The oral history website Voices of Oklahoma.com is dedicated to preserving our state's history—one voice at a time. Voices and stories of famous Oklahomans and ordinary citizens are captured forever in their own words. Any student of history can listen to first-person accounts of the way life was and draw from knowledge that may guide and shape their future. Voices of Oklahoma is an extension of the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities at the University of Tulsa. www.voicesofoklahoma.com

Chester Cadieux was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After graduating from Tulsa’s Central High School, Chester earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma and then joined the Air Force. Three years later, he followed his business dream and co-founded QuikTrip with fellow Tulsan Burt B. Holmes. For the next forty-four years, Cadieux guided QuikTrip as President and CEO through challenges as the company successfully expanded into many states.

Over the years, Chester’s business ingenuity and charitable spirit have been recognized by numerous awards and honors. They include the University of Tulsa business Hall of Fame, the Tulsa Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.

Chester was 84 when he died March 14, 2016.