OKLAHOMA CITY — The late George Nigh was remembered and honored on Thursday as a longtime leader and former governor — but he was celebrated as a quintessential Oklahoman.

Hundreds of people, including former President Bill Clinton, who gathered at a memorial service held for Nigh at Crossings Community Church, shared stories about his service as a gifted legislator and twice-elected governor who also served as president of the University of Central Oklahoma.

But those who spoke said Nigh, who died on July 30 at age 98, should be recalled more as a born-and-bred Oklahoman who truly cared about people, regardless of their station in life. He was an easy friend to make who knew great stories about communities from Slapout to Cookietown. He was a man of faith and an irrepressible optimist

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