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It’s a very orange holiday season at the Aycocks – Katy, Roy, Marcy and Connor.
Lighting Up the Brightest Orange Holidays in the Heartland We always have a Cowboy Christmas every year at our house. Orange lights and Oklahoma State University decorations greet our community in Sedgwick, Kansas. My husband Roy is from Boise City, Oklahoma, and graduated from OSU in ’91 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and finance. He earned a master’s degree in ’94. Our daughter, Katy, is an OSU freshman. She grew up bleeding orange and made no other college visits. We’ve had season football tickets for years and expect our son, Connor, will join Katy as a Cowboy soon. Go Pokes! Marcy Aycock Sedgwick, Kansas
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Dear Readers: Does America’s Brightest Orange® light up your holiday season? We’d love to see how you celebrate at your house. Send your holiday spirit snapshots to editor@okstate.edu. We look forward to hearing from you. Continue to share your stories and ideas through mail service at: STATE Magazine, 305 Whitehurst, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK 74078 Happy Holidays! Elizabeth Keys STATE Editor
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