Lion Danny King was born in Winchester, New Hampshire on June 7, 1929. He entered the Air Force in 1947 and throughout his 21 years of service to his country, he was able to serve in France, Germany, Japan, Korea, England and many other countries. (Over his lifetime he has been privileged to visit all 50 U.S. States.
Lion Danny joined the Altus Lions Club in 1967 and is the second longest tenured member of the club. During these 42 years he has served in many leadership capacities: local president 1974-75; District 3-L Governor 1986-87; state chairman of the White Cane Drive in 1993; past president of Past District Governors Club; served on many different state and local club committees; and served on the Altus Lions Board of Directors for several years. Presently he is the 'collector and sorter-deliverer' of used ink cartridges and used eye glasses for a couple of Lions projects.
To his credit his service has brought numerous awards and recognitions: Altus Lion of the Year 3 times; District Lion of the Year 1980; George Hazelbaker life time service award in 2003; Melvin Jones award in 1987; and three International President merit citations. He has sponsored 69 new members into the Lions club.
Lion Danny and his dear wife Carolyn have four children and seven grandchildren. He worked at the First State Bank in Altus for 20 years and now has a clock repair business when he and Carolyn are not traveling.
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Lion Mel Radar was born on February 7, 1930 in Dalhart, Texas. He and his wife Jean have four children and 11 grandchildren. Lion Mel served his country proudly for 26 years in the United States Air Force. There he was a Master Seargent, Mechanic and Flight Engineer. He spent his years in the service at numerous bases including Sheppard AFB, Randolph AFB, Charleston, S.C., Yokata Japan, and Eilson, Alaska. In his civilian life Mel was an auto mechanic.
Lion Mel Radar was born on February 7, 1930 in Dalhart, Texas. He and his wife Jean have four children and 11 grandchildren. Lion Mel served his country proudly for 26 years in the United States Air Force. There he was a Master Seargent, Mechanic and Flight Engineer. He spent his years in the service at numerous bases including Sheppard AFB, Randolph AFB, Charleston, S.C., Yokata Japan, and Eilson, Alaska. In his civilian life Mel was an auto mechanic.
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Lion Charlene Davis was born on March 20, 1948 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and proudly states that she started school in a true one room school. When she was twelve years she moved to Golden Colorado. She has one son. Charlene put herself through school at nights at Central State University in Edmond while working at an accounting job. She received her degree to teach math, science and history, but as fate has a way of changing our plans, she 'inherited' her boss's job in the accounting office and has been in the accounting business ever since that time. She was able to utilize her teaching skills when she taught a class on Genealogy which has been a hobby of hers since 1970. She was a member of the Daughters of American Revolution and served a term as senior state president of Children of the American Revolution.
In 1999 Lion Charlene joined the Altus Lions Club because her husband was a member. She has served her club as president, secretary, treasurer, and vice-president. She was the first full term FEMALE President of the Altus Lions Club, was selected Lion of the Year two times and was on the board of the community project: Imagination Station where she represented the local Lions club.
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Lion Sue Thompson was born in Mangum, Oklahoma on October 1, 1947. She is the proud mother of two sons. After she was married and with a six month old son, she and her family moved to Oklahoma City in 1967. She went to work so that she could earn enough money to purchase a washer and dryer. She began working in a small insurance agency near her home and has been in the insurance business ever since. She dropped out of college in 1966 but was able to go back to college and graduated with her Bachelors Degree from Mid America Bible College in 2000. When she moved back to Southwest Oklahoma she bought into an Altus insurance business and was the owner for 12 years. She has been the Oklahoma State Director of the national Association of Insurance Women.
Sue joined the Altus Lions Club in 2004 and has already held positions as vice president and 2008-2009 President. She has served on many local committees and has participated in most all club activities. She says that as a business owner she wanted to become active in the community so she looked all the organizations and the Sight projects with the Lions impressed her due to her love of reading.
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Lion Dianna Thompson was born in a little 'obscure' community know as Sugden, Oklahoma on May 5, 1947. She is married to an Eldorado farmer Buddy Thompson, has two sons and one daughter and 7 grandchildren. She was 'snatched' away from Oklahoma State University to become a SW OK farm wife and waited until all three of her children graduated from high school and entered college before she decided to go to work AND back to college.
She spent 11 years as a nursing home administrator and during that time also completed her Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Mid America Bible College in 2001. After retiring from the nursing home industry, she went to work for Southwest Technology Center where she is the Business Development Coordinator.
Dianna spent all of her early married years raising her family, helping out on the family farm and working in numerous community activities. She was active in Eldorado Lions Club; Extension Homemakers' Club; Young Homemakers of America; Red Cross Blood Drive Chairman for 15 years; substitute teacher for 17 years; 4-Leader; Jackson County Fair Superintendent and Judge; children's Sunday School and VBS Director for over 40 years, and church organist for over 30 years.
