Terry G. Byrd (1954)

In the absence of an obituary I would like to describe what my brother Ron did after leaving MHS. He attended two fall semesters at McCook Junior College and played on the football team, working for the telephone company on a traveling line crew in between. He then volunteered for the draft and began a 2 year hitch. He married his high school sweetheart Grace Moffitt while in the Army and achieved the rank of Sargent. After discharge he and Grace settled in Southern California where he worked as a draftsman on drawings for an oil company and then decided he should finish college to become a high school Industrial Arts teacher and Coach. He taught mostly wood shop but did some extra Driver's Education and coaching of football and track. Ron retired at 58 and enjoyed life with his wife Grace, a daughter and a granddaughter until he passed from Multiple Myaloma complications at age 68. His passions, besides his family, was deep sea fishing in Mexico and helping friends with whatever type of construction project they had. He is missed every day by many.