“A number of Matador’s key shareholders, directors, and leaders have passed away recently. We’ve sadly lost industry leaders like Marlan Downey, former president of Shell Oil subsidiary Pecten International Co.; W.J. “Jack” Sleeper, former president of DeGolyer & MacNaughton; and local entrepreneur Charles Ling. Each is incredibly missed, and replacing their decades of combined knowledge and insights with men and women of comparable judgment and skill is—and continues to be—a challenge.”
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