Wyoming forward Emma Langford drives down the baseline in the first half against Boise State forward Melissa Rima Tuesday in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Jim Kelly led the Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowls and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He established the Hunter's Hope Foundation in 1997 after his son, Hunter, was diagnosed at 4 months old with Krabbe leukodystrophy, a fatal disease. Hunter died in 2005 at the age of 8. Hunter's Hope continues to increase public awareness about leukodystrophies and raises money to fund research to identify new treatments, therapies and a cure.
Ray Anderson was the founding principal of the H-B Woodlawn High School in Arlington, Va., for 33 years. He started the public school for kids who would accept personal responsibility for their behavior and learning. H-B Woodlawn has been regularly listed as one of America's Best Schools in Newsweek magazine. When Anderson retired, the Washington Post did a profile on his success in its Sunday Magazine.
Maya Angelou, born in St. Louis, Mo., on April 4, 1928, is a contemporary American poet and important figure in the American Civil Rights movement. She also is an educator, historian, fiction and non-fiction author, actress, dancer, playwright, producer and director. She was among the first African American women to hit the bestsellers lists and has been nominated for a National Book Award, a Pulitzer Prize for poetry and two Grammy Awards. Angelou recited her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993, becoming only the second poet in U.S. history to write and recite original work at a presidential inauguration. She has received more than 50 honorary degrees from colleges and universities worldwide. She continues to travel around the world.
Ray Anderson was the founding principal of the H-B Woodlawn High School in Arlington, Va., for 33 years. He started the public school for kids who would accept personal responsibility for their behavior and learning. H-B Woodlawn has been regularly listed as one of America's Best Schools in Newsweek magazine. When Anderson retired, the Washington Post did a profile on his success in its Sunday Magazine.
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001.
Rose Fry is married to Jerry Fry, and they have three daughters, Cassie and her husband Ben, and Mandy and Mallory. She was born and raised in Wyoming, and graduated from NCHS and Boise State University. For the past 15 years, Rose has worked for the Department of Family Services and currently is the foster parent coordinator for Natrona County.
Janice Gentry, a longtime Casper resident, is the mother of four children, 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, and a civil rights and community activist. Janice is a people person, and helping others is her greatest joy. Her motto is "Live well, love much, laugh often."
Terry Bay quit her job at a large pharmaceutical company to take care of her parents. She worked tirelessly to learn benefit information, reduce her father's drug costs and help them avoid medical bankruptcy. After four years of being her parent's caregiver and advocate, she did not return to her six-figure salary as a district sales manager, but, instead, started helping others seniors navigate the Medicare system on a volunteer basis out of her home. Overwhelmed with response and nonstop pleas for help, Bay turned this work into a business called Senior Patient Advocates. She now serves over 500 clients across Wyoming and other states.
Casper resident Jim Nations is the public relations program manager for the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center for Navarro Research & Engineering. He is a husband, father and self-proclaimed "Galactic Guru."
A Northern Arapaho grandmother, Moss was born on the Wind River Reservation in Ethete, Wyoming in 1942. She said, "Growing up we weren't allowed to speak Arapaho at school. But our parents, as soon as we got home, spoke Arapaho to us. They always told us to go by the rules they have set for you (at school). Always go by the rules." She has two children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Leslie Madden is principal at Willard Elementary. The school's mission is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible, productive citizens in the world of the future.
Sally Oates is a teacher at Kelly Walsh High School and the mother of two sets of fraternal twins, ages 20 and 15, and a son, 18. A teacher for 28 years, with 27 of those in the Natrona County School District, she also has been a coach for 15 years. Teaching and coaching, Sally said, helped her find her identity and worth. This mother tells her children, "You have the good days and the bad days, but family is always there for them." Called the "fun director" by her husband, Richard, Sally said, "These children that my husband and I are raising are our reasons for living and growing old, together, to enjoy in the twilight of our life."
Stanford Addison is an Arapaho horse trainer who tames horses from his power wheelchair. He teaches at-risk children to work with horses.
Dan Cantine was born and raised in Casper. He is one of the co-founders of the 12-24 Club and is now project director for the club's $3.6 million capital campaign to move into the former Coliseum Motors building. The 60-year-old retired City of Casper employee lives south of Glendo in a house that he built with his wife, Lona. He rides his motorcycle each year to a rally in New York City at Ground Zero.
Judy Shepard is the mother of Matthew Shepard, a gay student who was murdered in Laramie on Oct. 12, 1998. She and her husband, Dennis, have founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation in his memory, hoping to "replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance," according to the organization's mission. Shepard spoke during the Matthew Shepard Memorial Bench dedication on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, in Laramie.
Sam Gronning is a locksmith and skydiver. He has worked as a pilot, carpenter, truckdriver, writer, heavy construction carpenter, heavy equipment operator, gravedigger, baker and computer consultant. He is also a voice actor and can be found on www.imdb.com for his work on the film "Stagbunny."
Sally Oates is a teacher at Kelly Walsh High School and the mother of two sets of fraternal twins, ages 20 and 15, and a son, 18. A teacher for 28 years, with 27 of those in the Natrona County School District, she also has been a coach for 15 years. Teaching and coaching, Sally said, helped her find her identity and worth. This mother tells her children, "You have the good days and the bad days, but family is always there for them." Called the "fun director" by her husband, Richard, Sally said, "These children that my husband and I are raising are our reasons for living and growing old, together, to enjoy in the twilight of our life."
Terry Bay quit her job at a large pharmaceutical company to take care of her parents. She worked tirelessly to learn benefit information, reduce her father's drug costs and help them avoid medical bankruptcy. After four years of being her parent's caregiver and advocate, she did not return to her six-figure salary as a district sales manager, but, instead, started helping others seniors navigate the Medicare system on a volunteer basis out of her home. Overwhelmed with response and nonstop pleas for help, Bay turned this work into a business called Senior Patient Advocates. She now serves over 500 clients across Wyoming and other states.
Mary and Al Kalbfleisch were both born in Washington D.C., but grew up in the suburbs. When they were kids, they tilled the land for food during WWII, went on to do the usual academics with the help of the GI Bill, settled in Connecticut, raised two kids, then retired to Wyoming. They then felt the need, as part of their new lives here, to give support to organizations serving the community. It was time to give back. Music has been a large part of this: The Old Time Fiddlers, the Casper Fiddle Club, the Wyoming Fiddlers Association, District No. 4. They've also volunteered for the Nicolaysen Art Museum and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Clara is their youngest grandchild. She was born on April 3, 2006, at Los Angeles Presbyterian Hospital, under a dark cloud that only medical technology can predict. All tough journeys bring forth a hero — Clara's mom, Kate. More than ever, Kate fills their hearts with admiration.
David Edington was the first wrestler to win four individual Wyoming State High School Wrestling Championships. He accomplished this feat for Saratoga from 1957-1960, and since then only 10 other wrestlers have won a title each year of high school. Edington graduated from UW in 1968 and has lived, taught, and coached in Ronan, Mont., since then. He is a member of the Montana and National Coaching Halls of Fame.
Fletcher T. Willoughby, 88, had retired from being a real estate broker for Miracle Realty Co. in December 2007. He passed away on May 22. In World War II, he was the crew chief for the 486th Bomb Squadron, flying a North American B-25 Bomber airplane.
Tom Walsh is a former state representative from Casper who resigned in 2008 while undergoing treatment for leukemia.
Appointed Wyoming's Poet Laureate by Governor Dave Freudenthal in August 2004, David Romtvedt is the author of "Powder River Breaks: A Cowboy's Introduction to American Poetry" and "A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know." He is an associate professor of creative writing at the University of Wyoming, and he also plays a mean button accordian with The Fireants.
Third generation Marine Mark Stuhlmiller, who retired after 20 years as deputy police chief with the Casper Police Department, returned this spring from more than two years as interim contingent commander/bureau commander on an international police mission in Iraq. He's starting a new career as a Casper realtor.
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