TOM, GARY & ERNIE HAAG Haag Oil Company, LLC Retail & Wholesale Fuel Distributor Tom purchased first gas station in 1970. Ernie--farm business since 1983. Gary--oil business since 1995.
Tom (father, center): “Kids need to learn a good work ethic, where money comes from, and that if you want money, you have to work hard for it. I never gave my kids everything they wanted—but I gave them a job and let them earn the money themselves.” Gary (son, left): “It has never been a struggle working with my dad. He has a great entrepreneurial spirit and lets me pursue mine as well. My relationship with dad has always been centered around business because I grew up surrounded by the business.” Ernie (son, right): “Growing up watching dad do business taught me to think for myself and to never be afraid to make my own decisions.”
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Summer 2013
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