Oil Museum Being Created in Orange County, CA
Photos: John A. Thomas in front of the first oil well in Huntington Beach (left) and Ron Brindle in front of a sign announcing the new John Thomas Oil Museum to honor his friend (right)
By C. MacDonald
John A. Thomas, a longtime California oilman and former Huntington Beach City Councilman, passed away on March 2, 2014 but he won’t be forgotten. Thomas’ oil wells continue pumping and a close friend is creating a museum in his honor.
“He was born to be an oilman,” said his pal, Ron Brindle, a landscape contractor, who’s creating “The John A. Thomas Oil Museum” expected to be open in 2015 on his 19-acre property in Huntington Beach.
“When he was 3, his mom found him climbing his dad’s wooden oil derrick,” Brindle said. “He had oil in his blood...read more>
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