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Brad Aman

Brad is originally from Fairfield Illinois and the 3rd generation of his family to work in the oilfield.  After graduating from the University of Missouri - Rolla with a degree in petroleum engineering, Brad went to work for Chevron, drilling in the Overthrust Belt in the Rocky Mountains.  He joined Farrar Oil Company in 1982 as a production engineer.  He lives with his wife, Sue Ann, and three children in Mount Vernon where he dreams he is Andy Mapple, world champion slalom skier.

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         Angie Campbell

Angie and her husband Steve have two children.  Their daughter, Shelby, is eleven, and  Ryan, their son, is four.  Steve has worked at the NAPA distribution center for almost twenty one years.  They celebrate their anniversary on June 1, and have been married for almost seventeen years. 

In 1984, Angie began working for Bud Rue and Buz Daniel at Bufay Oil Company in Mount Vernon.  She went to work for DeMeir Oil Company in 1991.  She joined Farrar Oil Company in 1999 and stayed on with CRII.  Angie has always worked in the oil field on the production side.  She has also worked with accounts payable, accounts receivable and directed the trucking of oil.

 Angie enjoys cooking and spending time with her family.  Currently, she is coaching Ryan’s soccer team, that is, if four year olds can actually be coached.  (Herding cats is probably easier.)  She is active in Casey Avenue Baptist Church.

 

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         Tommy Coker

Tommy has been married to his wife, Peggy  Burke since 1968.  (The same year the Cardinal's won the pennant for the second year in a row, but lost the world series in the seventh game to the Detroit Tigers.  We're glad that Tommy won Peggy and that she has kept him.)  They celebrate their  wedding anniversary on the ninth of March. They have two kids, Tonya and Tommy Jr.  Tonya is a UPC manager at K-mart in Henderson, Kentucky.  Tommy, Jr is a machinist at Thompson International also in Henderson.  Peggy worked for Henderson County Road for nineteen years.  Tommy lists hunting as his hobby.

Tommy worked for twenty five years for George Hoffman, an independent oil producer.  He spent the next twelve years working for Bretagne Oil and Boss Cementing.  Subsequently, he joined Har-Ken Oil which was purchased by Farrar Oil Company in 1997.  With CRII's acquisition of Farrar in 2001, Tommy stayed on with the rest of the hands.

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    Danny Johnson

Danny has been married since 1966 to Peggy Pennington and they have three children – Mike, Tina, and Steve.  Peggy works as a unit secretary for Saint Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. 

Danny broke out in the oilfield with Damson Oil Company of Denver in 1976 working at the Keenville, Illinois gas processing plant.  Crystal Oil Company of Shreveport, Louisiana bought out Damson, and Danny continued with them until 1979.  From 1979 to 1993 Danny worked for Collins Brothers Oil of Mount Vernon as a roustabout.  In 1993 he came to work for Farrar Oil Company as head roustabout.  Danny was promoted to roustabout foreman in 1977.  He continues in that capacity with CRII where he supervises the service crews.

Danny is a gentleman farmer who works the family homestead in Keenville.   He also enjoys fishing, camping and taking his grandchildren for a ride on his four wheeler.

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Danny is a gentleman farmer who works the family homestead in Keenville.   He also enjoys fishing, camping and taking his grandchildren for

 

Rick Kenczka

Rick has certainly been hiding his light under a bushel.  How many of you knew that Rick holds the title of 1975 Montana State Fair Milk Drinking Champion.  Rick...we are so very proud.  Among his other hobbies are his family, golf and hunting.

Rick married Stacy Smith in Princeton, Indiana in 1988.  Stacy works as a personal aide for a special needs kindergarten child.  They have two children.  Allie Elizabeth is thirteen and Cody Richard is eleven.

In 1978 Rick went to work for Gary Williams Oil, working in three states - Montana, Illinois and Indiana.  He continued to work for them until 1988 when he joined Hartshorne & Associates Engineering in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  In 1998, Rick took a job with Farrar Oil Company working as production superintendent for their Kentucky properties in Owensboro.  Rick came along with the properties when CRII acquired Farrar Oil in 2001.

Rick recalls one of his fondest memories as his time in Great Falls, Montana.

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         Dan McGrew

Dan describes his hobbies as motorcycle touring, traveling and public speaking.  He has been married since 1974 to Debbie and they have two daughters, Stephanie and Jamia.  Stephanie is a PFC in the Army and Jamia, who graduates this spring from Benton High School, will be attending SIU-E this Fall as a Freshman.  Debbie is a Secretary for the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee in Benton.  

 Dan worked as a Manger for P.N. Hirsch in both Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Princeton, Indiana.  He broke out in the oilfield in 1977 with Dowell in Flora, Illinois where he held positions as district clerk, equipment operator, district trainer, and service supervisor.  In 1985 Dan went to work For Great Plains Resources in Benton.  While with Great Plains, Dan worked as drilling superintendent, completion rig supervisor and production superintendent over Illinois and Kansas properties.  One of Dan’s responsibilities included supervising the only gas injection project in Illinois.  When Farrar Oil purchased the Great Plains properties, Dan joined Farrar as a production foreman. Dan has survived this latest corporate takeover with CRII’s purchase of Farrar. He continues to work in the capacity of production foreman with CRII. 

Dan is especially proud of the accomplishments of his family.  He describes Debbie’s enthusiasm for her church work with much pride.  Debbie leads the W.O.W. Gals Ministry at First Christian in West Frankfort, organizing meetings and banquets with special thanks to her husband - honorary W.O.W. Gal – Server Dan.

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       Donnie Millenbine

Donnie married Cheryl L. Steward of Mt. Vernon, Illinois on August 2, 1974.  They have three children – Jodi, Donnie Ray and Kelli.  Donnie and Cheryl have one grandson, Jordan Michael, 9 months old. 

Donnie worked as a roustabout for Brehm Oil from 1975 to 1983.  He joined Farrar Oil Company in 1983 working as a roustabout and truck driver.  Donnie continues in the same capacity with CRII. 

Donnie is an avid hunter and fisherman. He has a true gift for operating any type of machinery.  Donnie can operate a pulling unit, bull dozer, backhoe, ditcher, tank truck, winch truck, rig moving truck, and anything else with a throttle and a brake. Donnie is a dedicated employee who willingly answers the call when he is needed, anytime day or night.

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       Michael Payne
 

Thank goodness one of Mike Payne’s hobbies is building, servicing and upgrading computers.  He has been the main technology guru for our operations team.  His second hobby, collecting and tinkering with antique “war alarm” clocks, seems to mesh well with his interest in computers. As time allows, Mike likes to fish and golf just to relax. 

Mike graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Evansville in 1980 and married Carla Ray that September.  They have one son, Brandon, who will be a senior in high school this fall and is home schooled. Carla is a licensed Real Estate Agent. 

Mike’s oilfield experience began in 1978 as a summer hand working for Ashland Pipeline in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.  After graduating from college, he went to work for Dowell in Mt. Carmel.  From 1980 through 1994, he worked in field supervision and as a technical specialist for Dowell.  As part of an alliance between Dowell and Texaco, Mike moved to Salem, Illinois and worked as a DESC Engineer in Texaco’s Salem office.  Mike came to work for Farrar Oil Company in 1997 as a production engineer.  Since 2001 he has been CRII’s reservoir engineer. 

Mike is a licensed minister and he currently ministers to a church in Vincennes, Indiana. 

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       Gregory Webb

 

Greg followed his Dad, Coy Webb, into the oilfield in 1976 when he went to work for Petro Drilling Company.  From 1978 to 1979 Greg worked for Tri-Star Producers.  He joined Farrar Oil Company in 1979 as a pumper and stayed on with CRII.  Just look at his email address and you can see Greg is a real "oiljohnny".

Greg's wife is Linda, and together they have four children. Greg's daughters are Heather and Kristel and he has two stepsons, Patrick and William.

Greg enjoys the outdoor sports, hunting and fishing. He likes music and plays the guitar.  Over the years Greg has continued his education thru community college classes in electricity, HVAC and karate.  We don't know how far he went in karate, but he has certainly earned a black belt in pumping.

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        Jake Willmore Jr

Like many of our guys, Jake loves the great outdoors.  He likes hunting and fishing and he also finds and collects arrow heads.  Jake has been married to Tonya since 1981 and has two children - Sondra and Nicole.  Sondra just graduated from high school and plans to attend Rend Lake College this fall.  Right out of high school, Jake went to work for Petro Drilling Company.  One of his first jobs was  hauling water for shaft drilling at the new mine at Macleansboro, Illinois.  Jake's father retired from Farrar Oil Company as a  tank truck driver in 1977 and Jake took over his job driving the tank truck for Farrar's oilfield operation. Jake was a natural in the oil patch.  He already knew where most of Farrar's leases were located,  since he had spent so many miles riding with his Dad in that tank truck as a kid.  In 2001 Jake was promoted to production foreman, where he is responsible for the eastern portion of CRII's operations.  Jake has really stepped up to the plate for this newest job where he received very little training and always does a "slick" job.  Just look at his email address. 

 

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