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Howard Lee Reedy |
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Howard Lee Reedy, former Cushing resident and a member of the Cushing High School graduating Class of 1960, died on March 10, 2002. The son of Lloyd and Doris Reedy, Howard was born in Tulsa, OK on November 16, 1941. He was raised and educated in Cushing, working for his father at Typewriter Supply while going to school and taking the printing class under Mr. Pope. He was also in the choir and joined the Navy after graduation. Howard married Beverly Wright on March 12, 1966, in California, and raised his family in Denver, CO and Barstow, CA. He graduated as Valedictorian of his class from Barstow College. He retired from GTE and moved to Kissimmee, FL with his wife. Howard was a member of the CHS Alumni Assn. and the USS Goldsborough Assn., one of the ships on which he served while in the Navy. An avid woodworker Howard loved to make items and give them to family and friends and also he volunteered several days a week at Habitat for Humanity helping build new homes. Howard was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Reedy, and is survived by his wife, Beverly, of the home; his two sons, Kevin Reedy of San Diego, CA; Kyle Reedy and wife, Darlynn, and sons Christopher and Jason of Thomasville, GA, and daughter Kylie Reedy of Barstow, CA; two sisters, Carole Glisson and Sharon Harper, both of Hempstead, TX; one brother, Gene Givens, of Littleton, CO; and numerous other relatives. Howard's mother, Doris Reedy, died on March 23, 2002, at her home in Hempstead, TX. Some of his favorite foods were baby back ribs and spaghetti, and he so enjoyed his 2000 visit to Cushing for the alumni reunion. He was a very good person who really got a lot from helping others. ~We will all miss him greatly.~ |