Big Name In Williston and the Oil Patch -- Built His Own Business -- Dead at 88

From Wyoming Business Report:

[Granite Peak founder Neil "Hurry"] McMurry was credited by those who knew him with having great vision for developing raw land into commercial projects. Most recently, his organization built about 2,500 new homes in Williston, ND, in response to the Bakken oil developments.  Just a few weeks ago ground was broken on another similar-sized housing development in [the Williston[] area.

“He didn’t have some fancy MBA, but rose to the top by putting on his boots and overalls everyday and working very hard,” McMurry's biographer Ann Chambers Noble said. “His handshake and his word have been better than any written contract.”

I think the first comment at the link says it all.