# Ron Norick

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**Ronald J. Norick** (born August 5, 1941) is an American politician. A Republican, he served as mayor of [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma) from 1988 to 1998. He is the son of [James H. Norick](/source/James_H._Norick), who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1971.[2] He attended [Oklahoma City University](/source/Oklahoma_City_University) and studied management. He is a former bank director and manager of Norick Investments Company LLC. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2008.[3]

He was the mayor of Oklahoma City when the [1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building](/source/Oklahoma_City_bombing) occurred. Months after the bombing, Norick appointed a task force to look into a creation of a [permanent memorial](/source/Oklahoma_City_National_Memorial) where the Murrah building once stood.

He opened a local [hardware store](/source/Hardware_store) in the Quail Creek area of North OKC in 2018, with his son [Lance Norick](/source/Lance_Norick).[4]

## See also

- [Metropolitan Area Projects](/source/Metropolitan_Area_Projects)
- [Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library](/source/Ronald_J._Norick_Downtown_Library)

## References

1. ["Ron Norick"](https://www.okc.gov/government/archives-records/oklahoma-city-history/previous-mayors/ron-norick). City of Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

1. ["Support the Metropolitan Library System"](http://www.supportmls.org/page.aspx?pid=415). *www.supportmls.org*

1. ["Voices of Oklahoma"](http://d1fi48u691x62i.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Norick_Transcript.pdf) (PDF). *d1fi48u691x62i.cloudfront.net*

1. ["Norick Name is Back in OKC"](https://truevalueokc.com/norick-name-is-back-in-okc). Norick's True Value. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

## External links

- [Voices of Oklahoma interview with Ron Norick.](http://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interview/norick-ron/) First person interview conducted on July 28, 2009, with Ron Norick.

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