Bill W. Burgess Jr.

1. Obituary For Bill W Burgess Jr Lawton . Ok

Memorial service for Billy Wayne Burgess, Jr., age 62, Lawton, will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 15, 2019 in First Baptist Church under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.Mr. Burgess, former owner and publisher of The Lawton Constitution, died Friday, February 8, 2019.Burgess and his brother, Brad W. Burgess, purchased the newspaper in 2012 from Don and Stephen F. They later sold it to Southern Newspapers Inc. In 2018.Burgess is a native of Lawton, the son of the late Sgt. Bill Burgess Sr.

OU regent Bill W. Statement from Gov. Kevin Stitt: “As the son of a Sergeant Major in the Army, Bill Burgess had a special place in his heart for our nation’s soldiers.

Obituary For Bill W Burgess Jr Lawton . Ok

And Betty Burgess. Burgess graduated from Cameron University and earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He and his brother were partners in the law firm of Burgess and Hightower.Burgess was chairman of Vortex Inc., a holding company for real estate developments and technology companies. He also was chairman and principal owner of Techrizon (formerly TELOS-OK), now known as CGI, and he developed it into the largest Oklahoma software engineering company.He was active in many business organizations, including serving as chairman of Leadership Oklahoma, which honored him as the Distinguished Graduate for its 25th anniversary celebration in 2012.

He had been chairman of the Oklahoma Business Roundtable and of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce.He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2008, and he was named Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S.