Estate of Sylvia Gore, Donor, Deceased, Pamela Powell, Personal Representative - Page 11




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               After Sidney Gore’s death on January 25, 1995, and in                  
          response to his concerns, Ms. Bowers first proposed the idea of a           
          limited partnership to Ms. Powell and Mr. Gore and later                    
          discussed it with decedent.  Ms. Bowers had little experience               
          with family limited partnerships and had never recommended one to           
          a client before she made the proposal to the Gore children, so              
          she recommended that Ms. Powell, Mr. Gore, and decedent retain an           
          attorney to further advise them about a limited partnership.  Ms.           
          Powell and Mr. Gore ultimately engaged the services of attorneys            
          John L. Boyd and Jim Bishop.                                                
               On December 11, 1996, the Estate of Sidney Gore filed a                
          General Inventory and Appraisement in the District Court for                
          Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma (district court).  The inventory            
          reported the total value of Sidney Gore’s estate as $4,568,204.             
          Formation of GFLP                                                           
               On December 19, 1996, Ms. Powell and Mr. Gore executed a               
          Certificate of Limited Partnership for GFLP (certificate), which            
          they filed with the secretary of state of the State of Oklahoma.            
          The certificate set forth the name of the partnership, designated           
          John L. Boyd as its service agent, named Ms. Powell and Mr. Gore            
          as the general partners, and provided that the partnership was to           
          exist for 49 years and 12 days commencing on December 19, 1996.8            


               8Stipulation 22 erroneously states that the commencement               
          date specified in the certificate is Dec. 26, 1996.                         





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