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The Zarrow Family office manages the assets for the Zarrow family of Tulsa, OK. In 1937, Henry Zarrow started Sooner Pipe & Iron, later Sooner Pipe & Supply. His father joined him five years later, followed by his brother, Jack, who had graduated from the University of Texas with a petroleum engineering degree. Sooner acquired other companies: Bigheart Pipeline and its subsidiaries, Tri-States, Oil-Trading, Crude Oil, Bow and Tomahawk. In the 1960s, the Zarrows launched the international side of the business, expanding their TK Valve and Manufacturing into Canada, Scotland, Singapore and Nigeria. Jack served as president of that company. After the companies were sold in the late 1990s, Henry and Jack retired from business but remained active in community life. To channel their philanthropy, the Zarrow family established three foundations: The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation (AHZF); the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation (MJZFF); and The Zarrow Families Foundation (ZFF) -- all headquartered as a group and managed by the family office. More recently, in 2020, the family decided to commit the funds of the entire joint family foundation (The Zarrow Families Foundation) to address disparities rooted in white supremacy and systemic racism.
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