Jeff M. Savage

Jeffrey Michael Savage, age 74, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Grove, Oklahoma after a short battle with cancer. Jeff was born June 10, 1948 in Long Beach Memorial Navy Hospital, Orange County, California to Thomas and Marcina (Edington) Savage. His parents were first generation Americans, with all grandparents having come from the United Kingdom. The Savages moved to Tulsa in the 1950’s, where Jeff grew up. He completed his Eagle Rank with the Boy Scouts of America in 1964. Jeff was an avid genealogist, researching his mother’s Scottish roots, the Camerons & Edingtons, and his father’s Irish roots, the O’Malleys from County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, and the Savages, from Northern Ireland, who were known as “Sauvage” before coming to Boston in 1716. His Savage forefathers were Loyalists to King George III and left for Canada after the Revolutionary War, not returning to the U.S. until the late 19th Century. He was able to visit and walk in the footsteps of his grandparents, and great-grandparents in Ireland and Scotland, and Canada. Jeff graduated from Nathan Hale High School, Tulsa, Class of 1968 – well-liked and well-known. He attended OSU and graduated in 1970 with a B.S. in Business Administration, and minors in IT and accounting. He joined Gulf Oil/Warren Petroleum in Tulsa on June 15, 1970 as an IT specialist. From Tulsa he went to Gulf Travel Card Systems in Houston, Texas in 1972. Then to Gulf Minerals in Denver, Colorado in 1980. His most exciting transfer for him and his family was to Gulf Oil Eastern Hemisphere in London, England, UK, in 1982. While in the UK, he caught up with many family members. Upon leaving the UK, Jeff transferred to Gulf Oil, Houston Corporate Systems IT, in late 1983. After the Gulf/Chevron merger, he transferred to San Ramon, California and was Sr. Human Resources Rep for College Recruiting from 1989 to 1991. He came back to his “home” town of Tulsa in 1992 and retired in 1997 as Interim Manager of Information Technology for Chevron. He worked as a consultant with SPR until 2001 until he jumped into Real Estate, both literally and figuratively. He has worked for RE/MAX Grand Lake at Grove for over 21 years. His motto was “Selling Everything But The Water.” He was a CLHMS (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist), a CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), an e-PRO, and an SRES (Sr Real Estate Specialist). He taught MLS classes for many years at the NE OK Board of Realtors and served on the Board. He was an OK Licensed Real Estate Appraiser, a Registered Home Inspector and a member of Home Inspection Foundation. He is a member of NAR, OAR and NEOBR, and the Grove Chamber of Commerce. Wonderful, kind, caring and helpful are a few of the words used to describe Jeff. Many a new realtor was taken under his wing to guide as they began their careers. He never viewed them as competition but as fellows in his profession. Jeff was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Marcina. He leaves behind his wife of 54 years, Carol Caudill Savage, his daughter, Jillian Savage, and his son Nick Savage and wife Autumn, his grandsons, Aidan, Nathan and Luke, his brother Tom (Dot), brother Andy, sister Marion (Kenny) and numerous nieces and nephews. A come and go gathering for friends will be from 11:30 – 12:30 Friday April 7, followed by a Celebration of Life at 1pm Friday, April 7, 2023, at Nichols-Stephens Funeral Home, 10201 US Hwy 59, Grove, OK followed by (family only) private interment. Memorial Donations may be made to NEOBR, 1107 Ridgerunner Court, Grove, OK 74344 for their HS scholarship awards.

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Jeff M. Savage

June 10, 1948 - March 30, 2023