Don Flanner:  

After High School, I graduated from Ft. Scott CC. In fall of '66 attended Pittsburg State, and JayDee Wolfe and I were planning to join the Air Force, then he died in a car accident at Christmas. So in February 1967 I joined the US Navy, got sick, was discharged with 100% disability after nearly dying and 9 months in the San Diego Balboa Med Ctr. I returned to Pittsburg, Ks returned to College and got married in May 1969 to Joy Henne. We celebrated our 40 anniversary this year with a Cruise to Canada and Maine on the St. Lawrence Seaway, around to New York. My work varied from being a Math teacher for two years, an insurance agent in Wichita, KS for a few months, entered ministry and St. Paul School of Theology in KCMO in 1973. Dropped out and worked at 5 different jobs in KCMO, before getting a job with Social Security Admin. in 1978 until 1985 when I had move back to Pittsburg, had adopted two children and re-entered Seminary in KC. I am in my 24th year as a United Methodist minister. I served 3 churches in Iola, KS, two churches in Topeka, KS area for 12 years, three churches in SE KS and am serving my 3rd year at Kingman, KS. This is my best appointment and largest church of about 450 members. I hope my friends remember me as a friendly person, willing to listen to their issues, and take part in activities in school and church. I was usually a good student and worked on our family dairy farm, so sometimes came to school with the smell of the cattle barn on my jeans. I really enjoyed basketball and the teams we had in Art Frisbie years. Steve Frisbie and I still stay in touch regularly. I always wanted to be a farmer when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a dumb idea. As it turns out, they were right. I blow off steam by playing Bridge on-line with people from...Expand for more