Peter Arguindegui
| Peter Ramon "Pete" Arguindegui, Jr. |
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| Member of the Laredo City Council in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA | |
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In office 1960–1976 |
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| Born |
Pedro Ramon Arguindegui, Jr. September 12, 1931 Laredo, Texas |
| Died | August 3, 2014 (aged 82) Laredo, Texas |
| Resting place | Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Laredo |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Martha Leyendecker Arguindegui |
| Children |
Peter R. Arguindegui, III |
| Parents | Pedro, Sr., and Marina A. Arguindegui |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Occupation | Petroleum industry |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Service/branch | Military service branch missing |
Peter R. Arguindegui, III
Maria Teresa Arguindegui
Maria Estella Arguindegui-Johnson
Alfonso Luis Arguindegui
Ethel Maria Aguindegui
Peter Ramon Arguindegui, Jr., born Pedro Ramon Arguindegui, Jr., sometimes known as Pete Arguindegui (September 12, 1931 – August 3, 2014), was an oilman, politician, civic leader, and philanthropist in his native Laredo, Texas.
A 1953 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station and a veteran of the armed forces, Arguindegui became president and, finally, chairman-emeritus of his family-owned Arguindegui Oil Company. The firm was founded in 1942 by his father, Pedro Arguindegui, Sr., who was originally a commission agent for the Continental Oil Company and started his own Conoco distributorship. In the 1970s, the company expanded into commercial fuels and serviced drilling operations in South Texas. Arguindegui is among the Aggie 100, a list of fastest-growing companies owned and operated by TAMU alumni. One of the largest petroleum product suppliers in Texas, the company employs about 250 people in Laredo. Through its AOC Holding Company, Arguindegui operates under the named ConocoPhillips and Valero owns several convenience stores in Laredo, Freer, and Zapata, Texas.
From 1960 to 1976, during the administration of Mayor J. C. "Pepe" Martin, Jr., Arguindegui was a member of the Laredo City Council, a nominally nonpartisan body under Texas law which then operated under the mayor-council form of government. In 1982, the city switched to the city manager format. During Arguindegui's time on the council, the city established the Laredo Civic Center on San Bernardo Street, erected the Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge over the Rio Grande, and converted the former Laredo Air Force Base into the now previous site of Laredo International Airport. Salo Otero, a former sports editor for the Laredo Morning Times recalled Arguindegui as a "big, big voice on the city council ... He would say, 'Remember: I'm only one vote I cannot change Laredo by myself.'"
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