House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, released the following statement regarding the passing of Judy Love, co-founder of Love’s Travel Stops:

“Judy Love not only founded a company that has provided tens of thousands of jobs across our country, she poured herself into our state, and the Oklahoma City community, impacting millions of lives.

Judy created jobs in some of the most rural parts of Oklahoma, like my hometown of Atoka, impacting the economy and changing lives for the better. Her commitment to community involvement, and helping provide a better life for the less fortunate, will be felt for generations.

I want to extend my deepest condolences to her family during this difficult time.”