| Class of 1968 Biographies |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| Let us know what you have been up to all these years. Email your information and current picture to: melvonna@sehsokc1968.com |
| Bios A-C |
Dean Bard
Attended Oklahoma State University, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with an
accounting degree, 1975
Personal:
Married 1970-1983 and 1984-2000
Three children:
Scott 1971 - married living in Houston TX and wife Laura, two grandchildren, Lily and Jack
Twin daughters;
Carri 1977 – married living in Sonoma Valley CA with husband Jonny
Christi 1977 – married living in Albuquerque NM with husband Josh
Career:
Deloitte Touché, CPAs, Tulsa OK 1976-1978
Mapco Inc.,(Oil & Gas, Pipeline, LP Gas, & Coal Mining) Tulsa OK 1978-1987
Island Creek Coal, Lexington KY (wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum) 1987-1993
Occidental Petroleum, Los Angeles CA, lived in Thousand Oaks CA 1993-1996
Thomas Kinkade Galleries, San Jose CA, Vice President, Human Resources 1996-2000
Malibu wildfires 9/93 started ¼ mile from home, 1st earthquake1/94 6.7 - 15 miles from epicenter
Northridge CA over 3000 aftershocks, 4/94 Malibu Canyon mudslides after the fires
From California moved to Branson MO, Destin FL, Panama City FL, Houston TX, and Atlanta GA and
recently returned to Oklahoma City August 2007.
Travel:
Over the past several years traveled to: Bangkok, Koh Samui,
Pattaya, Phuket Thailand; and Kiev Ukraine.
1200 lb. tiger… he’s real & alive..nice kitty!
PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES, etc.
April 1992 - Lexington, Kentucky. “Communication Leads to Good Health Care.” The Lane Report.
September 1984 - Benefits News Analysis. “Coordination of Benefits.”
July 1984 - Presented written and oral testimony successfully opposing taxation of employee
benefits. Washington D.C. U.S. Senate Finance Committee s/c Debt Management and Taxation.
March 1984 - Appointed to serve on U.S. Senator Don Nickels’ Advisory Committee on Health Care
Cost Containment.
September 1983 - “Flexible Programs Have Drawbacks,” The Tulsa Tribune. Sep. 27, 1983.
April 1983 - Flexible Benefits Seminar, Stamford, Connecticut, speaker.
January 1983 - New Haven, Connecticut. “Coping with Inter-Company Cost Shifting,” Benefits
News Analysis. (cover story) Jan. 1983.
======================================================================================
Glynda Brown Booth
After high school I attended Oklahoma Christian College for 3 semesters and got married to my first
husband and had 2 children. Krista was born in 1970 and she lives in OKC and is the mother of 2 of
my grandchildren ages 16 and 10. Kelly was born in 1971 and he married for the 1st time in January
of 2006 and he is the proud father of my youngest grandson that is 10 months old. I was married the
1st time 13 years.
I remarried on Christmas day 1983 to current husband Curtis and we are the proud parents of a 23
year old son, Noah. Our whole life until this past 6 months were based around his baseball from the
time he was 4 years old through when he played on a farm team for Tampa Bay Devil Rays last
summer in New York. He played at Wichita State University and graduated in May of 2007. He got
married in November of 2007 and gave up his baseball career.
I have worked many jobs over the years. I was a driver and a supervisor with UPS and was there
until youngest son was born and decided to spend more time being a mom. I then only worked
when I felt like it and usually part time jobs. I am currently working for Cox Communications and
have been with them for 5 years.
I guess I forgot to mention that we moved to Wichita, Kansas my son’s sophomore year of college.
My husband was offered a job here. It made it easier to be able to go to his games and saved
money on tuition since we then got in-state tuition.
I still own my house in OKC and some day will move back home where all the rest of my family lives.
Since baseball for us ended, I started selling AVON in my spare time to get out of the house and
still be able to socialize with people here.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.
=====================================================================================
Larry Allison
After graduation I attended East Central State college for 1 semester then transferred to Central
State. I decided that I had had all the fun I could have in school and dropped out of college and
joined the US Air Force.
I have been stationed at the following locations: 1. Travis AFB, Ca. 86th Military Airlift Squadron
April ’70 to Dec ’73. 2. Clark AFB Philippines, 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron Jan ’74 to Dec ’75. 3.
Charleston AFB, SC, 41st Military Airlift Squadron Jan ’76 to Aug ’80 4. Altus AFB, OK, 57th Military
Training Squadron Aug ’80 to ‘Dec ’93.
I retired in Dec 93 as a Master Sergeant with over 8500 flying hours on C-141 A/B and C-130Es and
have seen most of the earth from 35,000 ft. Some of the interesting places I have been are Hanoi
North Vietnam, Beijing China, Paris France, Antarctica, most of the countries in Europe and South
America. I will tell you that nothing beats the US.
I have been married twice. I have two children from my first marriage Eryn and Matthew both have
given me a grandson each. My second marriage (still happy after 25 years) came fully equipped
with two children Tarra and Andrew. Andrew has given me two grandsons. Andrew is currently
serving in the US Army and is in Kirkuk Iraq.
After retiring from the AF, I went to work for Boeing as a loadmaster instructor for the C-17 Aircrew
Training System (ATS). I was the primary simulator certification and check airman loadmaster for
the ATS until 2000 when I assumed the position of Lead Loadmaster Instructor; I have recently
been promoted to Technical Support Manager.
While working for Boeing I went back to school and received my Bachelor of Science degree in
Business Management from Mid American Christian University.
====================================================================================
(Click here to return to top of page - Bios A-C)
Click on letters below:
