March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 97) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Occupation
Engineer, politician, philanthropist
Robert James LaFortune (January 24, 1927 – March 27, 2024) was an American Republicanpolitician and engineer. LaFortune was mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1978.[1] He also helped initiate the start of the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG).[2]
LaFortune left private business to serve three terms as Tulsa's commissioner of streets and public property from 1964 to 1970.
LaFortune died in Tulsa on March 27, 2024, at the age of 97.[3]