Charles Schusterman

Founded Samson Resources in 1971

Charles Schusterman (z"l) was Chairman of the Board of Samson Investment Company and Co-founder of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Charles formed Samson in 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Samson is engaged in the production, development and exploration for oil and gas reserves everywhere from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico through most states west of the Mississippi to the frozen tundra of Canada, as well as in Russia and Venezuela. Today, Samson ranks among the 20 largest independent oil and gas companies in the United States. Widely known and respected for his business skills, Charles was featured in Fortune magazine and served on many corporate boards of directors. Included among those groups were several Oklahoma financial institutions and various regional independent oil and gas associations. PEJE (the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education), Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, the Energy Institute of the Americas and the Israel Arts & Science Academy. Diagnosed in 1983 with chronic myelogenous leukemia, Charles entered an experimental protocol and lived far longer than the few years he was originally told to expect. He died on December 30, 2000, from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a complication of leukemia. What Charles was able to accomplish during his last 18 years, both in business and in philanthropy, is more than remarkable. Given his medical condition, it is nothing less than astounding.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Robert Mazer	Joel Hyatt, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Eliot Engel, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Dick Armey, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, Jim Bunn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, Alan John Dixon, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Frank Murkowski, Washington Political Action Committee, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Bob Smith, Florida Congressional Committee, Rudy Boschwitz, David L Boren
Paul L Baker	Joel Hyatt, Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Jim Cooper, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Richard H Bryan, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Larry Larocco, Harris Wofford, Alan John Dixon, Sedgwick William Green, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Frank Murkowski, Jon Kyl, Bob Smith, Desert Caucus, the, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert H Asher	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Dan Glickman, Harris Wofford, Alan John Dixon, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Kenneth A Toltz, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Bob Smith, Timothy F Hagan, Rudy Boschwitz, David L Boren
Melvin A Dow	Joel Hyatt, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Brad Carson, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Dick Armey, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Phil Gramm, Richard H Bryan, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Newt Gingrich, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Dave McCurdy, Harris Wofford, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Jon Kyl, Mike Synar, Bob Smith
Lionel Kaplan	Joel Hyatt, Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Jim Cooper, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Dick Armey, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, John Ashcroft, Richard H Bryan, Paul Coverdell, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Newt Gingrich, Larry Larocco, Harris Wofford, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Frank Murkowski, Washington Political Action Committee, Jon Kyl, Bob Smith, Rudy Boschwitz
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Joel Hyatt, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Brad Carson, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Samuel Gejdenson, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Dan Coats, John Glenn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Dan Glickman, Larry Larocco, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Mel Levine, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Effective Government Committee, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds
Norm Brownstein	Joel Hyatt, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Eric Cantor, Jim Cooper, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Dave McCurdy, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Mel Levine, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Effective Government Committee, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Frank Murkowski, Washington Political Action Committee, Kenneth A Toltz, Jon Kyl, Mike Synar, Mickey Edwards, Jim Exon, Rudy Boschwitz
Larry J Hochberg	Joel Hyatt, Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Jim Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Dick Armey, John Ashcroft, Richard H Bryan, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, John Glenn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Alan John Dixon, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Frank Murkowski, Washington Political Action Committee, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Jim Exon, John W Warner, Rudy Boschwitz, Terry Sanford
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Joel Hyatt, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Brad Carson, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Richard H Bryan, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Susan Molinari, Jim Bunn, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jonathan Scott Miller, Effective Government Committee, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Frank Murkowski, Kenneth A Toltz, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Timothy F Hagan
Edward C Levy Jr	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, Mike Crapo, Eliot Engel, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Duke Cunningham, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Connie Mack III, William Victor Roth Jr, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, Larry Pressler, Dan Glickman, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Mel Levine, George W Bush, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Frank Murkowski, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Bob Smith, Rudy Boschwitz, Louisiana Coalition Against Racism/Nazi
Tim Wuliger	Joel Hyatt, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Dick Armey, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Samuel Gejdenson, Slade Gorton, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Richard A Licht, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Washington Political Action Committee, Jon Kyl, Mike Synar, Mel Reynolds, Mickey Edwards, Timothy F Hagan
Bernice Manocherian	Joel Hyatt, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Brad Carson, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Samuel Gejdenson, Charles Spittal Robb, John Glenn, Susan Molinari, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Dan Glickman, Dave McCurdy, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Mel Reynolds
Barbi Weinberg	Joel Hyatt, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, John Ashcroft, Richard H Bryan, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Dave McCurdy, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Mel Levine, Carol Moseley Braun, Frank Murkowski, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Jim Exon, John W Warner
Herman Sarkowsky	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Phil Gramm, Steve Largent, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Newt Gingrich, Susan Molinari, Bill Paxon, Jim Bunn, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Dan Glickman, Larry Larocco, Harris Wofford, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Frank Murkowski, Kenneth A Toltz, Jon Kyl, Bob Smith, John W Warner, Rudy Boschwitz
Julie Levy	Spencer Abraham, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Jane Harman, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Martin Frost, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Phil Gramm, Richard H Bryan, Slade Gorton, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Susan Molinari, Bill Paxon, Jim Bunn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Dan Glickman, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, J.B. Pritzker, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Carol Moseley Braun, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Timothy F Hagan, Rudy Boschwitz, Terry Sanford
Donald Diamond	Robert Bennett, Howard Lawrence Berman, Kit Bond, Mike Crapo, Eliot Engel, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Richard H Bryan, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, John Glenn, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Dan Glickman, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Pete Wilson, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Washington Political Action Committee, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Desert Caucus, the, John W Warner, Rudy Boschwitz
Thomas A Davis	Robert Bennett, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr, Richard H Bryan, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, William K Brewster, Howell Thomas Heflin, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Dave McCurdy, Harris Wofford, Alan John Dixon, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Effective Government Committee, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Frank Murkowski, Jon Kyl, Mike Synar, Mel Reynolds, John W Warner, David L Boren
Lynn Schusterman	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, Jim Inhofe, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Brad Carson, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Steve Largent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Susan Molinari, William K Brewster, Dan Glickman, Dave McCurdy, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Rick Lazio, Republican Majority Fund, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Washington Political Action Committee, Jon Kyl, Mike Synar, Bob Smith, Mickey Edwards, Glen D Johnson, Rudy Boschwitz
Harriet Zimmerman	Howard Lawrence Berman, Chris Dodd, Eliot Engel, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Nita M Lowey, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Martin Frost, Don Nickles, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Richard H Bryan, Charles Spittal Robb, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Susan Molinari, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Dan Glickman, Dave McCurdy, Harris Wofford, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., J.B. Pritzker, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Effective Government Committee, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Kenneth A Toltz, Mike Synar, Jim Exon, Rudy Boschwitz
Abraham Mitchell	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, Kit Bond, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Richard H Bryan, Paul Coverdell, Connie Mack III, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, John Glenn, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, Mel Levine, George W Bush, National PAC Inc A/K/A Natpac, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Jon Kyl, Mel Reynolds, Bob Smith, Rudy Boschwitz

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Date of death	Dec 30 '00

Charles Schusterman

Founded Samson Resources in 1971

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