Toni Brinker is one of the most prominent names in the business and entrepreneur world. Not only with the image of her ex-husband's model work in the business field, but she also became known as the founder and CEO of 'Operation Blue Shield' and also a founding member of the 'AT&T Performing Arts Center.'
With a prolific career progression, she got honored at the Grand Prairie Police Department Awards Ceremony in 2016.
Toni Brinker Wiki
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Date Of Birth: 20 September 1949 |
Nationality: American |
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Birth Place: Davenport, Iowa |
Ethnicity: Caucasian |
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Age: 70-Year-Old |
Height: N/A |
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Parents: Father: Chiropractor Mother: N/A |
Net Worth: $950 million of her ex-husband T. Boone Pickens |
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Famous As: T. Boone Pickens's ex-wife |
Partner(s): Norman Eugene Brinker (m. March 2003 to 9 June 2009) Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (m. February 2014 to June 2017) |
Ex-Husband Died
Toni Brinker's ex-husband, T. Boone, died at the age of 91 on 11 September 2019, as confirmed by his spokesman. Back in 2017, T. Boone suffered from a series of strokes and got hospitalized in July 2017. He had already announced his retirement from oil and gas companies in January 2018 due to his health issues.
T. Boone, who started his campaign regarding the United States energy industry, had a boom in the gas business over the past decade.
Married, Husband
Toni Brinker was married to her late husband, Norman Eugene Brinker, who was a renowned restaurateur. Toni and Norman tied their nuptial knot in March 2003, cherished their love life for six years until the death of the restaurateur. Although they were together for over a half-decade, the couple did not have any children.
Later, Norman died on 9 June 2009 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, due to pneumonia. His death came after a week of aspirating food while celebrating his birthday.
After four years of Toni's loss, she started dating entrepreneur, Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr., in 2013, who founded the natural gas and oil company Mesa Petroleum. The couple dated for a year and took their relationship to the next level with a marital bond. They first got committed to each other with an exchange of engagement rings in December 2013 and later, got married during Valentine's Day in 2014 at Thomas's Mesa Vista Texas Ranch.
Toni Brinker with her late husband, Thomas Boone (©: heavy.com)
Although the former lovebirds knew each other for decades at the time they shared their wedding vows, their marriage did not work. After three years, in June of 2017, T. Boone filed for divorce, and later that year, the then-couple dismantled their relationship and ended their marriage.
Net Worth
Toni Brinker is the founder of Operation Blue Shield, which has been named One Community USA. The company focuses on easing tensions between communities and law enforcement. Similarly, the company's motives concern the programs addressing needs in education, health, second-chance opportunities, civic engagement, safety, and citizen advocacy.
Moreover, Toni, with her team, prioritizes the building blocks to creating safe, secure neighborhoods leading to economic growth and a stronger America."
Apart from that, she is also the founding member of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and also is on the advisory boards of Dallas Habitat for Humanity, the Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Texas Heart Institute, Amegy Bank-Dallas, and Oklahoma State University.
Besides that, her late ex-husband, T. Boone, had the estimated net worth of $950 million, which he garnered from the oil and gas business.
T. Boone's house for sale (©: CNBC.com)
Leaving the net worth behind, T. Boone's $250 million Texas Ranch was on lease for sale in March 2018. The mansion, which is part of rustic Wild West and part gold-plated luxury, has an area of 65,000 acres.
Family
Toni Brinker was born in Davenport, Iowa, on 20 September 1949. Toni, who described her childhood with parents as upbringing humble first moved to Plainview, Texas, with her family. Later, they settled in Alabama when she was in her third grade. Her father worked as a chiropractor, which she jokingly states that in those times, chiropractors were akin to witch doctors.
Facts
Some interesting facts about Toni Brinker.
-Toni Brinker is married for four times. T. Boone was her fourth husband. Despite the information about T. Boone and Norman Eugene Brinker, two of her husband's identity is unknown.
-Toni Brinker was twenty-years junior to her fourth husband, T. Boone, whom she called 'most flexible man she has ever known.'