| − | A 1953 graduate of [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] and a veteran of the armed forces, Arguindegui became president and, finally, chairman-emeritus of his family-owned Arguindegui Oil Company. The firm was founded in 1942 by his father, Pedro Arguindegui, Sr (1902-1991), who was originally a commission agent for the Continental Oil Company<ref name=lmt/> and started his own Conoco distributorship. In the 1970s, the company expanded into commercial fuels and serviced drilling operations in South Texas.<ref name=oilcompany>{{cite web|url=http://madmax.lmtonline.com/textarchives/042505/b4.htm|title=Arguindegui Oil keeps community running|date=April 25, 2005|publisher='The 'Laredo Morning Times''|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> His mother was the former Marina Lilia Acevedo (1906-1973). Arguindegui is among the Aggie 100, a list of fastest-growing companies owned and operated by TAMU alumni.<ref name=lmt/> One of the largest petroleum product suppliers in Texas, the company employs about 250 people in Laredo. Through its AOC Holding Company, Arguindegui owned and operated several convenience stores under the named ConocoPhillips and Valero Energy Corporation Laredo, Freer, and Zapata, Texas..<ref name=oilcompany/><ref name=hrcuellar/> | + | A 1953 graduate of [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] and a veteran of the armed forces, Arguindegui became president and, finally, chairman-emeritus of his family-owned Arguindegui Oil Company. The firm was founded in 1942 by his father, Pedro Arguindegui, Sr (1902-1991), who was originally a commission agent for the Continental Oil Company<ref name=lmt/> and started his own Conoco distributorship. In the 1970s, the company expanded into commercial fuels and serviced drilling operations in South Texas.<ref name=oilcompany>{{cite web|url=http://madmax.lmtonline.com/textarchives/042505/b4.htm|title=Arguindegui Oil keeps community running|date=April 25, 2005|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> His mother was the former Marina Lilia Acevedo (1906-1973). Arguindegui is among the Aggie 100, a list of fastest-growing companies owned and operated by TAMU alumni.<ref name=lmt/> One of the largest petroleum product suppliers in Texas, the company employs about 250 people in Laredo. Through its AOC Holding Company, Arguindegui owned and operated several convenience stores under the named ConocoPhillips and Valero Energy Corporation Laredo, Freer, and Zapata, Texas..<ref name=oilcompany/><ref name=hrcuellar/> |