Portrait of Judy Love & family

Rank #172

Judy Love & family

Net worth $13.1B

Gas stations · United States

Born
Jun 17, 1937
Age
88
Source
Gas stations
Residence
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
4
Education
Drop Out, St. John's University (MN); Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Central Oklahoma

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Judy Love and her husband Tom (d. 2023) founded truck stop and convenience store chain Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores in 1964.
  • Today, she and her four children own the company. Her sons Greg and Frank have been co-CEOs since 2014.
  • The couple leased their first gas station in Watonga, Oklahoma using a $5,000 loan from Tom's parents.
  • Judy kept the books and ran the company until 1975, when she returned to college.
  • Love's has more than 640 stores in 42 states and estimated revenues of $24 billion.
  • Judy Love went back to college in 1975 at age 38. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in interior design from the University of Central Oklahoma.
  • Love serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Girls Inc. and the United Way of Central Oklahoma.