R. Henry Migliore Ph.D's Obituary
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Roscoe Henry Migliore, PhD
Roscoe Henry Migliore of Jenks, Oklahoma, passed from this earth on March 30th, 2025 and was welcomed into his Heavenly reward by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was 85 years young. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 11:30 AM at Asbury United Methodist Chapel. He will be laid to rest in the Collinsville cemetery next to his beloved parents.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mari; his daughter Theresa Marie Migliore Adams & husband Greg of Raleigh, North Carolina, their children John & Sarah Adams, Tanner & Maddie Adams Compton, and Mary Elizabeth Adams; his son Roscoe William & wife Stacey of Jenks, Oklahoma, their children Channing Henry Migliore, Ethan & Abby Migliore Jaggers, and Evan Daniel Migliore; his son Daniel Henry Migliore & wife Kelsey of Jenks, Oklahoma, their children Lily Dawn Migliore, Daniel Channing Migliore, and Lainey Monroe Migliore; and his sister Mary Helen Migliore of San Antonio, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents Roscoe Channing and Mary Gladys Moore Migliore.
Henry was born on March 26, 1940, in Harrison, Arkansas to Roscoe Channing Migliore and Mary Gladys Moore Migliore. He was raised in Collinsville, Oklahoma, where he enjoyed attending school and making lifelong friends. He attended Collinsville First Methodist Church, where his mother was the pianist. His dad owned and ran the local Western Auto store where Henry worked during his youth. Henry was gifted with an innovative mind and an abundance of energy. His Uncle Beamon and the Boy Scouts created in him a great love of camping, fishing, and all that nature had to offer. His lifelong passion was taking his kids, grandkids, and friends fishing all over North America.
Much of his youth, Henry was involved in athletics. He achieved success in four sports while at Collinsville High School: football, basketball, baseball, and track. His Junior year in high school, he and other high school friends joined the Air Force reserves. Henry earned a full scholarship to Eastern Oklahoma State College in basketball and football, where he made many lifelong friends. The spirit of Eastern earned a special place in his heart that remained all of his life. An event that marked his attachment to Eastern was the creation of a memorial award and scholarship to honor a classmate who lost his life in Vietnam. The Larry Stone Award is given to the student-athlete who demonstrates the character and tenacity of its namesake. After his time at Eastern, Henry attended Oklahoma State University, where he earned a degree in business and became a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He obtained his Master’s and Ph. D in Business Administration from St.Louis University and the University of Arkansas respectively.
Henry married the love of his life, Mari Magdalene Bentley on April 4, 1964, and they shared 61 years of marriage. Together, they raised three beautiful children and nine cherished grandchildren. To his nine grandchildren, he was more than a Grandfather - he was a source of wisdom, life-coach and adventure companion. His grandchildren knew him as ‘Go-Go’ because he was always “on the Go” and ready for the next activity.
Dr. R. Henry Migliore had a long and successful career with many accomplishments. As president of Managing for Success, an international consulting company, he was a leading strategist of long-term planning designed for organizations, business, sports, churches, and ministries. Dr. Migliore was asked by Oral Roberts to be the Founding Dean of the School of Business at Oral Roberts University. He was awarded the status of Professor Emeritus from Northeastern State University. He was passionate about teaching and loved helping his students pursue their dreams and launch their careers. Dr. Migliore was also a guest lecturer on a number of college campuses including Harvard, Texas A&M, Pepperdine, ITESM. Guadalajara, Autónoma De Guadalajara, and the University of Calgary. He served on many chamber and civic committees.
Dr. Migliore has written seventeen books covering a number of topics, primarily focused on Strategic Planning and Management By Objectives. His books have been translated into Russian, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Japanese. His last book is Fourth Quarter Redefined which shares life experiences, successes and struggles that prepared him and others for the final and fourth quarter of life.
He was known to many as Uncle Henry. He will be remembered for his love for the Lord, love of his wife and children, family, and his passion for helping others.
All of his life's work can be found on his web site: www.henrymigliore.com A series of videos can be found on YOUTUBE: @DrMigliore or Dr R. Henry Migliore.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to the following scholarship funds:
Eastern Oklahoma State College,1301 West Main Street, Wilburton,OK 74578
The Larry Stone Award or The R. Henry Miglore Scholarship Fund.
Oral Roberts University, Mr. Mark Keil, 7777 South Lewis Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74171
The Dr. R. Henry Migliore Graduate Business Endowed Scholarship
Leaving a Legacy
R. Henry Migliore Ph.D on his life’s work.
By Ashley Van Horne (edited to be correct on dates.)
At age 76, Migliore is president of Tulsa-based consulting company Managing for Success. He was the founding dean of the Oral Roberts University School of Business from 1975-1986.
What do you consider your legacy? My legacy is the people whom I have influenced with my ideas and spirit, and the 17 books (about strategic planning, organization, management and personal life success) | have written in seven languages. I have donated all of my written materials to regional libraries for all to read for years to come.
What is your personal mission statement? A professional mentor and friend, Dr. George Odiorne, gave me some wonderful advice. When I asked how I could thank him, he said, "You can't. But you can help someone else succeed." That has driven my entire life.
Whom do you wish to thank? My heroes include my dear parents, Roscoe Channing and Mary Gladys Migliore, who set a wonderful example of how to live a fulfilled Christian life and establish a strong work ethic.
LEGACY
Oral Roberts always told me "success is not success without successor". My legacy is the former students and people that I have influenced with my ideas and spirt helping organizations and people succeed. Would hope people have seen a reflection of Christ like faith and caring for others...
The book by Bob Buford "HALF TIME" shares life in the quarters of a football game. For me I am in the middle of the fourth quarter. Two of his driving points are "the game is won or lost in 4th quarter". Also he encourages “do something significant" Am in the middle of updating all my books and many articles. Have updated 9 books on my own and have 4 being co-authored by former students and faculty. Last year co-authored 10 conference and journal articles and 8 cases. I hope to update more articles in process with others. This leaves as a contribution sources for intellectual thought. It also gives others the opportunity to get published. Oral Roberts has to be happy up there...working on developing my successors.
Personal Mission......My life is dedicated to living a life of integrity with devotion to my Heavenly Father. I want to be the best family man possible; dedicated to my dear wife Mari of 61 years, children Theresa, Roscoe and Daniel and 9 very special grandchildren. Have devotion to my sister Mary Helen Migliore and all my cousins who I hold very dear. My personal mission is to help others and organizations succeed.
My hero's include my dear parents Roscoe Channing and Mary Gladys Migliore who set a wonderful example of how to live life, have work ethic and continual encouragement. My coaches in high school and college Bill Garner, Derwin Blankinship developed me as an athlete and made be believe in myself. I was a four-sport letterman and all conference in football, basketball and baseball and won District 440 yard race. Could not have archived that success without him. In college played football and basketball...Coach Mark Winters set a discipline and developed a great team that was and still is for those of us left very close. I stayed in contact with Coach Winters all his life. My visit with him a few weeks before he passed was very special. Professionally George Odiorne and Fred Rudge got me headed in the right direction. Both had a lifetime relationship. A few months before he passed I asked Dr. Odiorne, “what can I do to thank you?” His response…”You can’t…help someone else…” That has driven me my entire life….What a blessing to bless others.
"Both Rudge and Odiorne inspired me to go into academia" I had offers to go to New York with Continental Can as VP or join Mr. Rudge's consulting firm. Tempting...but my call was academia, consulting, and helping organizations and people to succeed. So, I went into the academic world. For some reason found publishing, research, writing books, articles for journals and newspapers came flowing out of my spirit. All of my published books and materials are in Tulsa and four University libraries. They are at Oral Roberts University, Eastern State University, Oklahoma State University, and Northeastern State University. This became the background for my consulting and teaching and creates a permanent legacy for my work.
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