Legendary oil tycoon and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens dies at 91

Legendary oil tycoon, investor and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens has died at the age of 91.

The Dallas Morning News reported that Pickens died of natural causes at his home on Sept. 11.

Pickens, whose estimated net worth is now about $500 million, has made billions of dollars and lost billions along the way. He’s given more than $1 billion away in his lifetime to a wide range of philanthropic initiatives.

Pickens was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, but much of his business life centered in…

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