Bob Funk Sr. Remembered: Code of the West and American Dream Lived in Full
Summary
Bob Funk Sr. founded an employment company after the staffing office he managed in Oklahoma City closed. The article says his company helped more than 7 million Americans find work and that he funded the “Prosperity Junction” exhibit at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.Key Facts
- Funk was born in 1940 and grew up in Duvall, Washington.
- His mother returned to work at a grocery store after the family faced financial hardship.
- Funk said he worked long days on his cousin’s farm as a child.
- He earned a master’s degree and tried working as a preacher before entering the staffing industry.
- Funk moved to Oklahoma City to manage an office for a staffing company.
- After that office closed, Funk said he would start a company and hire the local workers who had lost their jobs.
- Former Oklahoma first lady Cathy Keating said Funk took a second mortgage on his house and borrowed money from a local banker to start the company.
- The article says Funk’s employment company helped more than 7 million Americans find work.
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