Obit of Canfield, Donald Herbert - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips <okarchives@comcast.net>  14 Aug 2005
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Canfield, Donald Herbert

Donald Herbert, 77. We lost our dear father, brother, grandfather, and
friend on the evening of January 4, 2003. We are very thankful for the
many years we had with him and also for the peacefulness of his passing.
Don was born on August 28, 1925 to Herbert and Gertrude Calvert (Cano)
Canfield, in Oklahoma City. An All-State tackle for OKCs Central High
School Class of 1943, he attended OU, Colorado and Purdue, earning degrees
from Oklahoma in Civil Engineering "47 and Geology "48. He first worked
for Carter Oil as a land man before earning his MBA from Harvard Business
School in 1956. He served two stints in the Marines, WWII and Korea,
acting as a cold-weather drill instructor and rising to the rank of
Captain. While at Harvard, Don met Walt Helmrich who sent him to Midland
where he worked as a land man before returning to Tulsa continuing to work
for Helmrich & Payne. He later served as executive vice president at both
Unit Drilling & Exploration and Toklan Oil until his retirement, keeping
his hand in the oil and gas business with various deals thereafter. Truly
one to give the shirt off his back to make a deal, he once traded the suit
he was wearing to secure an oil & gas lease. Don loved Sooner football
(fortunately sleeping thru this years OSU game), tennis, snow skiing,
hunting, fishing and traveling the Rocky Mountains, taking his children
with him on many trips. He will be sorely missed. He is survived by his
twin sister, Dorothy Story of OKC, his brother William of NYC, his son
William Calvert of Fayetteville, AR, his daughter Caren Leigh Floyd of
Austin, TX, his grandchildren Benjamin Calvert and Alexandra Estha Leigh
Canfield and his nephews Richard Story, Craig Story, and Billy Bullis. He
was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Betty Bullis, and his
nephew Herb Bullis. As per his wishes, his body will be cremated with a
portion of his ashes scattered in his beloved Yellowstone country. A
memorial service and wake will be held to honor and celebrate his life at
the Celebrity Club of Tulsa on Thursday, January 9, from 4-7pm. All his
friends are invited to share memories and raise a glass to this dear man.
Donations in lieu of flowers should be made to the John 3:16 Mission or
the Salvation Army. AdamsCrest Cremation Center, 918-838-2110.

Published in the Oklahoman on 1/7/2003.
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