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consultant in the insurance industry for many years presently working with Arrow Point Capitol in Farmington. He was a member of the Door of Hope Church in Wallingford. Besides his wife, he is survived by his stepmother, Edna Collins, of Southington; his children, Kristen GklarosStavropoulos and her husband, Chris, of Mountain View, Calif., Matthew Dietrichsen and his wife, Kimberly, of Manchester; Megan Dietrichsen of Cromwell and Christopher Dietrichsen and his wife, Stephanie, of Middletown; and five grandchildren. Norris Durward McGaha, ’72, age 86, of Searcy, died Nov. 5, 2011. Durward was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Stella, Ark.. to the late J.M. McGaha and Thelma McGaha. He was a member of the College Church of Christ in Searcy. Durward attended Arkansas Tech in Russellville for one semester in 1942 prior to enlisting in the Navy to serve in World War II. After being honorably discharged from the Navy in May 1946, he resumed his college education at Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1950. He received his Master of Science in Education degree from Arkansas State College in Jonesboro in Augus, 1965. Durward married Sue Bridgman on Dec. 20, 1952, in Batesville. Throughout his professional life, Durward focused on helping others achieve their goals. He began by educating and coaching high school athletes for four years in Cave City, two years in Newport and 10 years in Batesville where he built life-long relationships with his students and players. He served as Director of Admissions at Arkansas College in Batesville and Harding University in Searcy before finally directing Career Planning and Placement at Harding. He was dedicated to local residents as he served 14 years on the Searcy City Council following his retirement from Harding. His abilities and passion athletics were evidenced through his being a threesport letterman in college and playing semi-pro baseball during the summers of the 1940s. This passion continued through his later years as he trained for and competed in Senior Olympics until the age of 77. Durward is survived by his wife of 59 years,
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Sue McGaha; two sons, Mike (Kimberly) McGaha of Plano, Texas and Patrick (Sarah) McGaha of Searcy; one sister, Shirley King of Wenatchee, Wash.; and four grandsons. Mrs. Lynn (Runyan) Schmidt, ’78, age 56, of Batesville died Jan. 2, 2012. Born May 19, 1955, in Banbridge, Md., she was the daughter of Jerry and Rosemary Moellers Runyan. She was a member of the Central Arkansas Rose Society. She enjoyed rose gardening, having gone to many competitions, both as an exhibitor and a judge, from Oklahoma to Tennessee; and needlepoint, cross stitching and crocheting. She was a member of Foothills Literacy Council and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Michael Schmidt; a brother, Jerry Stuart Runyan of Harmony Grove; and three nieces. Richard Walter Scoope, ’96, age 62, of Poughkeepsie died Jan. 21, 2012, in a Batesville hospital. Born Oct. 18, 1949, in Pueblo, Colo., he was the son of Leslie Scoope Jr. and Alice M. Demmel Short. He was a former automobile mechanic. He enjoyed working on and tinkering on old trucks, woodworking, collecting guns and antique tools, playing the guitar, singing funny songs and family reunions. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having previously served as branch president in the Batesville branch. Survivors include his mother of White Hall; his stepfather, Sam Short of White Hall; his wife, Joann Durbin Scoope; three sons, Mike Short of Albuquerque, N.M., Matthew Scoope of Phoenix and Dalton Scoope of Poughkeepsie; three daughters, Diane Short Krum of Phoenix, Amanda Scoope Davis of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Sarah Scoope Dayley of Provo, Utah. Dr. William Howard Kryder, 86, a former Arkansas College trustee (July 1, 1968 – Sept. 23, 1971) died on March 16, 2012, in Anniston, Ala. He was awarded a Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Lyon College. Ordained in 1947, his ministry included positions in six states, culminating as pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Anniston in 1988.
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