Thomas E. Jorden, Cimarex's Chief Executive Officer and President, spoke to his fellow employees:

It is with deep sadness that I announce to you that Mick Merelli, our Chairman and founder, passed away yesterday afternoon after a long illness.  He was 76 years old.How can I begin to describe the debt that we at Cimarex owe to Mick Merelli?  It was his leadership, vision, and discipline that propelled Cimarex from an organization of a handful of people to the company we are today.  Mick challenged all of us to do ...