Bill and Carolyn Kuykendall
647 Fairview
St. Louis MO 63119
Telephone: 314-962-7910
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Billy Douglas Kuykendall
1951
UpDate (2001)
After our 45th reunion, in May of 1997 our daughter , Jill, presented us with our second grandson, Austin. Previously she and her husband, Will, had given us our only other grandson, Ian, in June 1992. Our son Alan, and wife, Debbie, are hoping for children soon. Bill and Carolyn, in July of 1997, enjoyed their vacation to Hawaii where Bill had previously been stationed at the Naval Air Station, Barber's Point for two years (1957-1959). The last few years Bill has played a lot of golf and Carolyn has enjoyed "scrapbooking." Serving in their church, enjoying grandchildren and vacationing with family has kept them busy as well. I was born 11-16-33 in Stamps. My parents were Jessie Dallas and Nena Estelle (Minter) Kuykendall. There were seven children: Helen, Edward, Bill, Jean, Ray, Darrell and Jerry. After graduating from SHS in 1951, and deciding that playing football at Ouachita College wasn't for me, I enrolled at Southern State College in Magnolia, Arkansas. Familiar faces at SSC were Ann Williams, Ann Hudgens, Leonard Benefield, Clara Hamm, Jim Farley, Kalene Thomas, Edward Hatfield, Myrtle Sue Peck and the following year U.B. Bond, and maybe more from our class of '51. Perhaps because of the above support I was elected President of the Sophomore Class and later that year Vice-Pres. Elect of the Student Body for 1953-54. My Campaign Manager was, guess who, U.B. Bond!! I also played on the Conference champion SSC Tennis team, albeit an insignificant role. My days at SSC were over--I transferred to William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. After my final two years at William Jewell I graduated inchampion. Teaching and coaching had to wait, Uncle Sam wanted me!!! I volunteered to go to the U.S. Navy Officers Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, R.I. But wait!! I was told to report in June, 1956 to OCS. So until then I took a Coaching job at Dierks, Ar, coaching High school boys and Freshman boys basketball teams. My Freshman team won the County tournament but the high school team did not do well. OCS In June,1956 was followed by Navy schools in Jacksonville, FL, the Pentagon, Brunswick, GA , and finally to Barber's Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii where as a radar officer flying from Midway Island to the Aleutian Islands I logged almost 1300 hrs. I left the Navy in August, 1959 right after Hawii became a state. Enrolling at the U. of Missouri, Fall,1959 I received my Masters in Education degree, August, 1960. Fall, 1960 I began teaching at Hixson Junior High School, Webster Groves MO and for 35 years taught Physical Education and coached football, basketball, track and golf, retiring June, 1995. I married Loretta Carolyn Everly on Nov. 21, 1964. We have one daughter, Jill, one son, Alan, and two grandsons, Ian and Austin. I spend most of my time now being active in my church, winning a few golf tournaments, enjoying family and some travel (Carolyn and I went to Hawaii in 1997). I enjoy E-Mail with classmates, Reunions, and have visited with U. B. and Jenny in Texas. |