John Story Company LLC
In 1945, John
Story Sr. and John “Jack” Story Jr.
formed the John Story Company real estate agency. After initially having
an office in downtown Tulsa, they moved to the Brookside neighborhood. The
family business was primarily involved with real estate sales, investments,
management, and construction. In 1971, Jack
Story was appointed by U.S. Senator John L. McClellan to work for the
governors of Arkansas and Oklahoma to head up a joint effort promoting industrial
development on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. After the
term of that appointment, Jack returned to private real estate practice,
focusing on appraisals, brokerage, property management, and consulting.
In
1977, John Story III entered the
business on a full-time basis. One of his initial assignments was to assist in
completing a study for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers that inventoried land
and buildings in Tulsa’s Mingo Creek floodplain. Since then, his real estate
career has covered a broad spectrum of services to varied clients across
Oklahoma.
In
1979, Jack and John changed the company’s name to Story & Associates
and focused primarily upon offering real estate appraisal and consulting
services. From 1991-96, John served as one of the first Governor appointees to
the newly formed Oklahoma Real Estate Appraisers Board. Jack rose up through
the officer chairs of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
(NAIFA) to serve as its 1998 National President.
Although John Story Sr. and Jack Story are deceased, John Story III continues the business
today as John Story Company LLC, in association with Jesse W. Fyler.
The Story family’s Oklahoma history dates back to before statehood, and we are
thankful for the many opportunities that have resulted from living in the State
of Oklahoma and the Tulsa metropolitan area. We encourage all of our fellow
Oklahomans to work in cooperation toward achieving a great future for our state
and local communities.