QuickTrip founder Chester Cadieux dies
Gas station and convenience store chain QuikTrip co-founder Chester Cadieux, 84, died on Monday evening in Tulsa, according to a company spokesperson.
The Cadieux family developed QuikTrip into a major retailing company with over 750 gas stations and convenience stores across 11 US states.
The company released the following statement:
"On behalf of the Cadieux family, we are deeply saddened to announce that Chester Cadieux peacefully passed away yesterday evening at his home in Tulsa. Chester's vision, keen wit, insistence on fairness, and marvelous ability to mentor people will never be forgotten. He humbly professed to be 'luckier than smart,' and over half a century Chester grew a small neighborhood convenience store into a company that is consistently recognized as one of the nation's best places to work. His secret: hire good people and promote from within. His greatest love was for his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by Chester's extraordinary gifts."
QuikTrip opened its first store in Tulsa in 1958 with Burt Holmes convincing former classmate Cadieux to invest in the new business, reported NewsOn6.
The Oklahoma-based company ranked 28th on Forbes’ 2015 America’s Largest Private Companies list after generating annual revenues of $10.96 billion.
QuikTrip was also recognized as one of the “20 best workplaces in retail” by Fortune magazine, landing on 9th place.
The convenience store and gas station chain currently has 20,342 employees and 760 stores. Chester Cardieux´s son, Chet, is now the company´s CEO.
