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If you know of
Nathan Hale Alumni that are deceased, please send obituaries,
personal remembrances or other information for our "Memorials" section.
 Larry G. Crain 2006 |
 L. Wayne DeCamp Feb 24, 2006 |
 H. Sam Gaddy |
 P. E. "Buddy" Gardner Jr. 1947 - 2006 |
 Fred A. Griffing 1948 - 2004 |
 (sophomore photo) Cynthia "Sue" Hogue 1947 - 1985 |
 JoAnn Hopkins-Conner 1947 - 2005 |
 Arthur O. "Artie" Naylor 1947 - 2005 |
 Terry L. Payne |
 Judith K. Riggs |
 James R. Teffs 1947 - 1970 |
 Barbara Thornton-Graham |
 Ken A. Willhite 1947 - 1973 |
 Steven A. Winters 1948 - 1968 |
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Kenneth Allen Willhite joined the Navy after graduation and served 4 years with a tour in Japan. He was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1973. ~ submitted by John Lashbrook, Class of '66 |
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CRAIN -- Larry Gene, 58, of San Diego, CA, and formerly of
Tulsa, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, in Broken Arrow.
Larry was born on April 23, 1948, in Beardstown, IL, to Jack and Margaret Rush Crain. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, a member of the OK National Guard and a Graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he was a Member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. |
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He was the CEO of Crain Energy Inc. He is survived by: 2 sons, 4 grandchildren, his mother, a brother and sister. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Akdar Shrine Temple, 2808 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa, OK 74129. Friends and family members may leave condolences online at www.freemanharris.com |
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2Mb wmv VIDEO CLIP
about the Teffs Military Tribute
courtesy of
KOTV
PHOTOS FROM
THE JAMES TEFFS MILITARY TRIBUTE
JULY 15, 2006
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There will be a brief OPERATION ROSE ceremony on Saturday, July 15, 2006, honoring James and the ultimate sacrifice that he made for his country in Viet Nam. The ceremony will held at his grave site in Floral Haven Cemetery, at 3 pm. At least two members of his Marine Corps unit will be present at the service. Rick Lawrence has told us that there will be a table by the grave site with James' medals and a 16x20 portrait of him in his uniform - his Hale HS ring can clearly be seen. We would like to encourage any of
his classmates or Hale alumni, who served in the military, to attend this
ceremony honoring him. |
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JAMES
RICHARD TEFFS *information provided by Vietnam Veterans Memorial web site Post or read remembrances of James on the Vietnam Memorial Fund web site
Post or read remembrances about James on the The Vietnam Veterans Memorial site
Official web page of the Marines Helicopter Squadron HMM-252 The following letter was received from Rick Lawrence 5/31/06:
James Richard Teffs was killed in
South Vietnam in 1970. He was serving with the Marines in
helicopter squadron HMM-262 when his craft went down on a mission.
He is buried at Floral Haven Cemetery where I now work as a Family
Service Counselor helping families/individuals set up their personal
pre-arrangements.
I discovered James' grave this last spring and started doing some research on him. James has no family still living other than a 1/2 brother who lives in the Oklahoma City area. However, his old unit from Vietnam did have a website and I contacted them. They were very happy to hear from me as they had no record of where James was buried. They have a program called OPERATION ROSE where a couple of the old squadron members travel to the gravesites of their brothers who lost their lives in Vietnam and have a brief ceremony honoring their fallen comrade. They plan to come to Tulsa on July 15th or July 18th (2006) to honor James and his ultimate sacrifice. I am trying to contact all of his high school classmates as well to see if anyone (ESPECIALLY PRIOR MILITARY PERSONNEL) would be interested in attending this ceremony and possibly bringing flowers. It would be a wonderful tribute to this man who was once your classmate and who died so long ago, so far away. submitted by: Rick Lawrence Rick is the brother of Joan Lawrence Class of '65. He graduated from East Central in '73 Note: We will post the date of the ceremony to honor James on this page, as soon as it is finalized. |
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STEVEN ANDREW WINTERS CPL -
E4 - Army - Regular |
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P.E. "Buddy" Gardner,
58, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 22, 2006, after a long and
courageous battle with cancer.
Buddy was born in Claremore, OK, November 21, 1947 and |
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graduated from Tulsa Nathan
Hale in 1966. In 1967, he joined the Air Force and served 2 tours of
duty in Vietnam. In March of 2005 Buddy celebrated 20 years with
American Airlines and was an Inspector at the time he became ill. Buddy is survived by his mother, a sister, his wife, Nancy Dodds-Gardner Class of '70, 2 daughters, a granddaughter and 3 step-children. His laughter and cooking will be missed around deer camp. |
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Arthur O. Naylor, 58,
passed away early Friday, December 23, 2005. Born in Tulsa OK, on December
6, 1947, he was preceded in death by: father and mother, and his best
friend and brother, Jimmie H. Naylor (Class of '63). He leaves behind his
wife of 31 years, Michelle; a daughter and 2 sons. Also left behind are
his sister, Helen (Class of '67), as well as many other loved and special friends and family. |
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Art graduated from Nathan Hale High School in Tulsa in 1966. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. His lifelong career in education began in 1972 in Coweta, OK. In 1980, he moved to Union Public Schools, where he served as a Secondary Administrator for the past 25 years. He touched the lives of thousands of students throughout his career, and the world is a better place because of his example. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Art Naylor Scholarship Fund for evening and summer academy students at Union. Call 459-5432 for details. The Art Naylor Family Memorial Fund has also been established at the Bank of Oklahoma for his children's educational expenses. |
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