Fred Branham

May 30, 2002

Boston, John

March 1966

Bateman-LaFaver, Betty

1993

DeVault, Margaret

02/12/2005

Anneler, Wayne

1989

Acree, Marian

June, 1982

01/24/2002

David Large

David’s biography is somewhat brief. David told me he lived his life focused on working and raising a family – so no big deal (at least to him).

Following high school David remained in Enid where he was locally employed. He married Karen Erickson (twin sister of Sharon Erickson-Faulkner) in 1960. In 1962 he was drafted into the Army. He served at Fort Sill in Lawton, OK and was honorably discharged in1964. Following military service, he returned to Enid and was locally employed by Garfield County, Oklahoma in a number of capacities: i.e. Safety Director, Flood Claim manager, Surveyer, and highway superintendent.

His wife Karen passed away in 2000 and David remains a widower to this day. He retired from Garfield County after 22 years of public service in 2004. David is Father to two daughters and Grandfather to three. David’s recreational pursuits include biking and traveling. He is a resident of Enid to this day.

Bob Lakey

Graduated in 1957 with the rest of the class of course, and at the last moment (two days before classes started for the fall semester) I journeyed over to Stillwater to inquire about attending college. I had had no intention of going to college after high school, and it was only at the continued insistence of our renowned chemistry teacher , Mr. Marvin Myers, that I finally decided to give it a try. I studied chemical and electrical engineering at OSU and graduated after seven (yes, seven) long years of working and studying. After graduation, I took a job in New Orleans working on the Apollo space program. (great new experience for a small town boy who had never been further from Enid than Stillwater!) That lasted until late fall 1964 when Uncle Sam (aka U.S. Army) sent me a greeting suggesting that I report for active duty with the United States Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. So I started a 28 year career in the military, both active and reserve. I was given the opportunity to become a military pilot and did so. I spent much of my military career flying both airplanes and helicopters. I received an all expense paid tour in Vietnam as an attack helicopter pilot out of the deal. I retired from the Army in 1992 as a senior officer. I still pilot airplanes and helicopters for business and pleasure.

After I was released from active duty in the Army, I worked as an engineer, mostly in the aerospace industry. I went to graduate school in the early 70’s and completed the requirements for an MS in electrical engineering. I finally retired from Boeing in 1992 and then started an aircraft sales and service business, which I have been doing since.

I met my wife at OSU (a local Stillwater girl who was also attending OSU). We were married in 1964. We have two beautiful daughters and two granddaughters. My wife is a practicing CPA with a firm in Fort Worth.

I have been lucky in that I am in excellent health (as of this writing, anyway) and enjoy life to the fullest. I consider that I have had a rewarding career, both military and civilian, and still enjoy aspects of both. I am also blessed to have a wonderful wife and family.

I have told many people over the years – and I believe it to be true – that were it not for my experiences at EHS and particurily my chemistry teacher, Mr. Myers, who gave me endless encouragement to go to college, I would not be where I am today. For that, I am truly thankful.

John LaFon

Greetings from California. Here’s a short version of my bio:
During the 60’s I lived in Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, France, Maryland, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Arizona.
During the 70’s I lived in the Philippines, Germany and California. During the 80’s I had residences in California and Korea. Through the 90’s and at present I lived in California.

I was a member of the USAF from 1958 thru 1984, San Gabriel Valley. I was employed by the Tribune newspaper from 1985-1990 and by the US Customs Dept from 1991-2005.

I am a widower with 2 daughters. My daughters reside in Torrance, CA and in Lexington, KY. I also have 4 grand children!

My interests are Family, Motorcycles, Photography, Gardening, Travel, Model Trains and Languages.

Recent travels included visits to Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Utah, Jamestown, VA and Alaska. I have some land west of Enid in Major County. I’m looking forward to seeing y’all at the reunion.

John A. LaFon