Class Notes

Marion Stout Wilson passed away in Florida on December 18, 2017.

Sara was born in Maryville, Tennessee on Nov. 15, 1927 to the late John Herbert and Helen Kiger. She graduated as valedictorian from Everett High School in Maryville, Tennessee. She went on to major in chemistry at Maryville College and graduated at the top of her class in 1949. She married Carl William Wilson, Jr. on Aug. 17, 1948 in Maryville, Tennessee. Following this, she completed an LPN degree from Loma Linda University in Los Angeles, California. She was a faithful wife and ministry partner alongside her husband for seven decades. Over the years, she led choirs and played the piano for many churches. She formed and ran a bookstore to provide Christian books and materials at the lowest possible price for 35 years. She welcomed many people into their home for meals and for a temporary place to stay and she always sought to meet the needs of others. Her highest privilege was to raise and lovingly serve her five children and 17 grandchildren over the entirety of her life, which she did with grace, humor and unconditional love. She exemplified the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) in every situation, despite the circumstances. She loved her Lord most of all. She saw all of life as being controlled by God’s loving sovereign hands and never complained, regardless of what life brought her way. She expressed gratefulness to others for any small kindness they showed her. She was a quiet, humble woman; yet she deeply impacted all she interacted with by the quality of her character. She was a lover of God’s Word, books, words and crossword puzzles. She was an enthusiastic bargain hunter, able to find quality items at the lowest prices. She always had something on hand that could be a special gift for someone or meet a need. She was renowned for her homemade fudge, fried chicken, and rice krispy treats. She was preceded in death by her father, John Herbert Kiger; her mother, Helen Kimball Kiger; and her brother, Paul Alan Kiger. Survivors include: her husband, Carl W. Wilson, Jr.; her children, Mary (Steve) Farrar, David (Carrie) Wilson, Stephen Wilson, Sharon (Bryan) Owens, and Joy (Gary) Alms; her grandchildren, Rachel (Courtney) Treadaway, John (Cristina) Farrar, Josh (Laura) Farrar, Jennifer Wilson, Carissa (Hector) Wilson, Justin Wilson, Sarah (Steve) Grice, Katie (David) Bond, Maggie Wilson, Benjamin Owens, Matthew (Rebecca) Owens, Micah Owens, Andrew (Grace) Alms, Philip (Courtney) Alms, Bethany Alms, Anna Alms, and Rachel Alms; and her great-grandchildren, Maddie, Caleb, Holden, Lucas, Jamie, Violet, Patsy and Clyde. A private funeral service will be held at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin, Tennessee on Saturday, May 9, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Todd Teller of Christ Presbyterian Church officiating. A graveside service and interment with Doug Griffith of Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church officiating will take place in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City, GA. on Monday, May 11, at 11 a.m. The family of Sara Wilson wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the nurses and caregivers at The Hearth of Franklin for loving and caring for our Mom so well over the three-and-a-half years that she lived there. We’d also like to thank the ladies from Christ Community Church who faithfully visited Mom each week to be present with her and encourage her. The family asks for any donations to go to the National Christian Foundation, which will then be distributed to Sara’s favorite ministries.

Jessie Marie Wilson, 87, of Maryville, passed from this life to eternity in Heaven on August 30, 2021, at home. Jessie was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse C. and Nelle G. Wilson. She is survived by her dear loved ones and special friends she greatly cherished. Jessie was a member of Centenary Baptist Church and the Mountain View Chapter of the Eastern Star. She retired from teaching at Rush Strong and Lanier Schools in 1986 and was always thrilled to see her former students and find out how they were. Most updated her and ended with “You were my favorite teacher!” Which truly made her day! A heartfelt thank you to First Light Home Care for helping us honor Jessie’s desire to spend her last days on Earth in her home. She was a delightful lady and it was a privilege to know her and share time with her. If we all could be more like Jessie Marie this world would be a much better place! Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, September 6, 2021 at Centenary Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Bill Dixon officiating. Friends may pay their respects from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. (865) 982-6041

Carl W. Wilson, 97, of Peachtree City, Georgia Evangelical Christian pastor, educator, and author Carl W. Wilson died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in Peachtree City, Georgia. He was 97.

Wilson was born Carl William Wilson, Jr., in 1924, in Montgomery, Alabama. His parents were Carl William Wilson, Sr., a prominent and wealthy Alabama developer and insurance executive, and Marie Russell Williams Wilson, a homemaker.

He grew up in Montgomery with his older sister, Marie Claire, and his younger sister, Dorothy Moncrief. (His sisters, whose married names were Marie Claire May and Dorothy Moncrief Hayes Strange, preceded him in death.)

Tragically, Wilson’s father died prematurely in 1935, at which point his mother began working as a school teacher and Wilson took on a variety of jobs to help the family.

The most important influence in his life during this period was Robert Earl Tidwell, his mother’s uncle and an important father figure to Wilson. Tidwell had raised Wilson’s mother after her own mother died and young Marie’s own father was unable to care for her.

Tidwell was one of Alabama’s preeminent educators, serving as Alabama Superintendent of Education before becoming the Dean of Extension at the University of Alabama, who was instrumental in founding what are now campuses. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile. “Uncle Robert” helped instill in Wilson a passion for people and for making a difference in the world through education.

After graduating from Montgomery’s Sidney Lanier High School in 1942, Wilson enlisted in the Naval Air Force. His aspirations to become a pilot were thwarted by an eye injury, for which he was trained as a gunner and rose to the rank of chief petty officer. With the help of GI Bill, he later attended Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. Wilson majored in pre-med at Maryville and graduated second in his class.

The first to graduate from the same class was Sara Josephine Kiger, a brilliant beauty whom he married in 1948. They hoped to travel to China as medical missionaries, but when the borders of China were closed, they decided to dedicate themselves to Christian ministry in the United States.

They were living at the time in Pasadena, California, where Wilson earned two advanced degrees from the newly established Fuller Theological Seminary, while Sara Jo earned her nursing degree from Loma Linda University and gave birth to her first two children. Fuller, with his star scholars such as Carl FH Henry, Gleason Archer, George Eldon Ladd, EJ Carnell, Daniel Fuller and William Sanford La Sister, reinforced his lifelong commitment to providing intellectually respectable foundations for an evangelical Christian world view.

Wilson completed his Th.M. at Fuller in 1954 and returned south, where he and Sara Jo had three more children and pastored Presbyterian churches in Shawmut, Alabama; Piney Flats, Tennessee; Athens, Georgia; and Perry, Georgia. He became increasingly focused on youth ministry.

In Tennessee, he moved from the Piney Flats pastorate to a ministry position on the campus of East Tennessee State University; his pastorate in Athens excelled in its appeal to the students of the University of Georgia; and his church in Perry became the launching pad for teen evangelistic crusades in many southern cities.

This led to an offer from Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru) to launch an international division of secondary schools; Wilson led this division, known as Student Venture, for nearly a decade.

Having determined in the mid-1970s that it was important to help churches not only convert but also cultivate believers, Wilson founded the World Discipleship Association, based in Fayetteville, Georgia.

During this phase, he changed his target audience back to the college campus. Nonetheless, he maintained a commitment to the local church and played a key role in the establishment of Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City, Georgia in the 1980s.

After some 25 years at the helm of the World Discipleship Association, Wilson resigned to focus on writing and speaking under the auspices of Andragathia Ministries, and also held a teaching position on the campus of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.

For several years at this time in his life, he and Sara Jo lived on a small farm in Oviedo, Florida, where their interest in farming extended to animals and crops.

Wilson was the author of more than a dozen books. The first, and most influential, was “With Christ in the Disciple-Building School: A Study of Christ’s Disciple-Building Method,” published by Zondervan in 1976 and since republished as “a contemporary Christian classic.”

Several other books of his have further developed the subject of the application of Jesus’ methods to Christian ministry and the Christian life. A second main theme of his writings has been to provide a conservative Christian analysis of contemporary culture, science, and ideas. These books created opportunities to speak and teach at conferences, workshops, and churches around the world.

Wilson was preceded in death in May 2020 by his wife of more than 70 years, Sara Josephine Kiger Wilson.

Survivors include: their children, Mary (Steve) Farrar, David (Carrie Houk) Wilson, Stephen Wilson, Sharon (Bryan) Owens, and Joy (Gary) Alms; her grandchildren, Rachel (Courtney) Treadaway, John (Cristina) Farrar, Josh (Laura) Farrar, Jennifer Wilson, Carissa Garcia, Justin Wilson, Sarah (Steve) Grice, Katie (David Slack) Bond, Maggie Wilson, Benjamin Owens, Matthew (Rebecca) Owens, Micah Owens, Andrew (Grace) Alms, Philip (Courtney) Alms, Bethany Alms, Anna Alms, and Rachel Alms; his great-grandchildren, Maddie, Caleb, Holden, Lucas, Jamie, Jude, Violet, Patsy, Clyde, and Joaquin.

Jane Elmore Wilson passed away on January 3, 2022.

Lois Elizabeth Graf Wilson passed away on February 1, 2022. She kept a life long affinity for Maryville College.

Susannah Frances Wilson 39, of Etowah, TN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family and best friend on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

She is survived by her beloved daughter, Emily Addison Beavers; her parents, Dr. Charles and Missy Wilson; brother and sister-in-law, Adam and Ruthie Wilson; niece, Olive Wilson; grandmother, Fran Dorward, all of McMinn County; her aunt, Elaine Dorward-King of Park City, Utah.

Susannah graduated from McMinn Central High School and attended Maryville college before entering the U.S. Navy where she served in Sicily and Djibouti. After her Navy service she worked as the Monroe County Veterans Service Officer and with other veteran programs, tirelessly advocating for all veterans. Her supervisor, the Madisonville mayor, said she was good at her job “because she really cared.” She was praised by many veterans and active duty personnel for her concern, humor, support, and readiness to respond to them. Susannah was known for her fierce love of her daughter, her delight in Harry Potter, her insistence that the rules of grammar be followed, her panache for dressing up for holidays, especially Halloween, and for her sometimes acerbic kidding of her friends and family.

Sarah Schaefer Wimmer ’90 is working as a health educator for Humana providing disease prevention and chronic disease management information and support. Their programs are open to everyone, regardless of health insurance, and at no cost. She works primarily out of the Knoxville office but travel at times.

Lillian Winchester completed the MAcc (Masters of Accountancy) Program at UT Knoxville in May 2015 and has accepted a position as a Tax Associate at Novinger, Ball and Zivi, PC in Knoxville, TN.

Leah joined Big River Advertising as a receptionist. She has worked in the hospitality industry and as a preschool teacher.

Kathleen Wing of Elizabethton, TN, a woman of immeasurable kindness, passed away on October 3, 2023 at the age of 73. Her passing came after a brief bout with a glioblastoma brain tumor discovered in late August. She leaves behind her husband of 21 years, Frank Wing of Elizabethton, and children: Laura Brown (and spouse Joshua Brockwell) and Lynn Whitman Brown (and spouse Nicole Winters-Brown); step-son Frank Wing, III (and spouse Bethany Wing) and grandchildren: Nora Brockwell, Noah Brockwell, Hannah Brockwell, Adalynn Brown, George Brown, Fiona Brown, Connor Wing, Emily Wing, and Alexander Wing.

Kathy grew up in Hampton, VA. She was the third of four daughters born to her parents, Elizabeth Seel Peterson and Sheldon Theron Peterson. In death, she joins her parents and leaves behind her sisters, Miriam Hamilton, Ruth Cleveland, and Beverley Allen.

Kathy completed her Bachelor’s of Science from Maryville College in Maryville, TN (’72) where she met former husband Judge Lynn W. Brown. After moving to Elizabethton, she finished her Master’s in Education at ETSU in Johnson City, TN. Kathy taught biology at Hampton High School in Hampton, TN for more than 20 years and was active with the Ecology Club. It was at a biology teacher conference that she first met Frank.

A life-long Presbyterian, Kathy was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethton for nearly 50 years and served in key roles at the church, including Sunday school teacher, choir member, session elder, and deacon. An active member of her community, Kathy volunteered with Loaves and Fishes and was a founding member of Friends of Roan Mountain.

Sandra Poole Winn passed away unexpectedly from a stroke on October 27, 2016 in Austin, TX at the age of 77. Sandra, lovingly known as just Sandy, was born on May 26, 1939 in Kingsport, TN to Carl Edward Poole and Bernice Edwards Poole. She attended Coker College in Hartsville, SC and graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, TN in 1961. Sandy married Ronald Eugene Winn in Kingsport, TN on June 17, 1961. She had a career as a Teacher, Principle, Children’s Minister, and Family Counselor. Sandy, affectionately called Nonni by her grandchildren, Sandy-Bear by the children in her Hope Chapel children’s ministry and Mom by the many women she discipled over the years, lived a life full of love, service and pouring herself into others. Her deep abiding faith in God was the cornerstone of how she lived; she was a beautiful channel of God’s grace and love. She loved people extraordinarily, with all of her heart; not one walked away from time spent with her feeling anything less than extra special! Sandy invested over lunches, coffee and daily posts on Facebook; she volunteered at her grandchildren’s schools regularly; she was a dedicated and active member in the churches she and Ron attended including Allandale Baptist Church and Hope Chapel as well as the ministry of Central Texas Tres Dias. Sandy served alongside Ron in missions work here in Austin, as well in Guatemala and Eastern Europe. To know Sandy was to love her; to be known by her was to have a true friend, a prayer warrior, a listening ear, a treasure of wisdom to soak up, a cheerleader and an encourager extraordinaire! Sandy finished well! Sandy is survived by her husband Ron Winn of 55 years; her sons: Scott Carlton Winn and wife Amy; Brian Patrick Winn and wife Janine; and Roger Edward Winn; and her grandchildren: Lydia, Claire, Bradley, Thomas, Rebekah, and Patrick. Visitation with the family was on Sunday, October 30, 2016 from 3:00-5:00pm at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752. Funeral service were held on Monday, October 31, 2016 at 11:00 am at Glad Tidings Church, 2700 Northland Drive, Austin, TX 78756. If you want to donate in lieu of flowers the family request donations to be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214. 615-564-5000 www2.gideons.org/donate. To share condolence with the family, please visit www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com.

was one of the five members of the VIEO web design team nominated for Big Wigs Award, from the the American Advertising Federation of Knoxville. Emily was nominated for Best Blogger. The Knoxville Big Wigs recognize the people behind the best marketing and advertising in East Tennessee.

Passed on November 23, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Winton Winstanley passed away on July 7, 2019.

is currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. His rank is 1st Lieutenant.

Founded a new program through Wesley Woods called “Camp in the Community”. This is a unique program that serves as a way for Camp Wesley Woods to live out what Jesus asks of us in the Great Commission, to “go and make disciples of all…” Rather than wait for kids to come to camp, the program goes to where kids are and serves those who for a variety of reasons don’t have the chance to come to summer camp at Wesley Woods.

From The Daily Times, Dec. 12, 2016 When Whitney Winston read about the Dollywood Foundation’s fund for helping families displaced by the Sevier County wildfires, she immediately began to worry about a group of people who could easily be left out in the cold. Who was going to translate the information for Hispanic families who did not speak English, she asked? “Are people going to fall through the cracks, or are they going to get the help they need?” Winston, director of Holston’s new “Camp in the Community” ministry, didn’t wait for someone else to do something. She left a message at the Dollywood Foundation, and soon found herself in the middle of a meeting with Dollywood executives. After Winston described the urgent need for language assistance so the Hispanic community could receive aid, the executives asked, “Could you do that for us?” Winston not only said yes, she was later asked to recruit and schedule translators at three different volunteer centers in Sevierville and Pigeon Forge. “I may be crazy,” said Winston, who took on the volunteer position just a few weeks after creating a new full-time camp position and moving into the Alcoa Conference Center. Winston is trying to fill 56 interpreter shifts on four days during which families may apply for Dollywood “My People Fund” assistance at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge: Dec. 15-16 and Dec. 19-20. Training on Dec. 14 is requested. She’s also trying to fill six total interpreter slots every day for an indefinite period. Two interpreters are needed every day for shifts at Boyd’s Bears, 149 Cates Lane, Pigeon Forge; Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1171 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville; and Jubilee Distributing, 2115 Parkway, Pigeon Forge. Contact Winston at whitney@campinthecommunity.org or (865) 293-4137 if you can speak both English and Spanish and are willing to help. “This money can transform the lives of these families, and I don’t want the language barrier to prevent them from getting the funds,” Winston said. “I can guarantee that will happen if we can’t fill these spots. “

Whitney Pruitt Winston ’10 is heading the “Camp in the Community” project that the Holston Conference Center has elevated to a conference-wide project to now potentially serve 960 youth. The project that she has been working on since 2011 has expanded to serve some of the most poverty-stricken areas in Tennessee and Virginia. Read more here: http://holston.org/about/communications/the-call/volE17/num5/camp-in-the-community/

Woehl, Mary B. “Peg” Died November 4, 2015 at the age of 66. Survived by her husband Roger. Mom of Dustin (Natalia) and Scott (Melissa). Grandma of Sebastian, Leonardo, Valentina, Victoria and a grandson on the way Hunter. Sister of Christian “Skip” (Marie), Donald ’68 (Rolinda) and Ralph “Tom” ’75 (Pamela) Brackbill. Sister in law of Carole (Allen) Smith. Also lovingly remembered by cousins, nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Peg, a graduate of Maryville College in Tennessee was employed as a Certified Employee Assistant Professional and served the Presbyterian Church as an ordained Elder. The family wishes to extend deep appreciation to the many care givers at Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin as well as Horizon Hospice. A private gathering took place for the family. Memorials to Southminster Presbyterian Church, 200 Richard St., Waukesha, 53189 or Leukemia & Lymphoma Society appreciated.

Victor Alan Wolek passed peacefully with his family by his side on December 31st, 2023, at the age of 89. Born in Paterson, NJ he lived in Fort Lee and Bergenfield, NJ, where he graduated from Bergenfield High School. He was the only son of Victor Joseph Wolek and Margaret Elizabeth Ellig. He participated in Boy Scouts during his early years and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was a philatelist (stamp collector) from an early age and continued collecting stamps until his passing. He attended Maryville College in Maryville, TN.

He was a principled man who lived each day according to the Boy Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent and you knew this if you knew him.

He was a dedicated military veteran, having served on the Tripoli, a Navy aircraft carrier, with a wooden flight deck. He also served as a reservist in the SeaBees, the construction workers of the Navy, and retired with 23 years of service in 1994.

He worked at Wolek’s Ornamental Iron works with his father until his passing in 1976 and then as the owner until his retirement in 2013. He was a devoted grandfather, father and mentor, who not only worked side by side with his sons, Franke and Paul, but also imparted invaluable life lessons as they forged a shared path in the world of custom metal fabrication. Alan’s dedication to his craft was matched only by his commitment to instilling a robust work ethic and a passion for their shared profession in his beloved sons.
During lunch breaks, Alan had a simple yet cherished ritual-he always wanted a pickle with his sandwich. His love for this crunchy accompaniment became a symbol of the little joys that enhance the daily grind. Franke and Paul, attuned to their father’s preferences gifting him five-gallon buckets of pickles to ensure he never ran out.
His love for birdwatching illuminated his life, and he could often be found immersed in the beauty of local ponds and lakes, observing his feathered friends. Alan’s passion was evident in the pair of binoculars that never left his side, always tucked away in his car, ready for spontaneous birding adventures. His collection of bird books, too numerous to count, reflected his commitment to understanding birds. He found joy in identifying the birds that frequented his backyard, a haven adorned with multiple bird feeders that attracted a colorful array of winged visitors. His favorite was the hummingbird.

Alan’s enthusiasm for World War II extended beyond mere interest; it became a cherished part of his identity. He delighted in engaging in discussions about all things military-related.

He was a volunteer fireman at South Wall Fire Department for over twenty years, and there was a plectron in the home where we were able to listen to the fire calls at all hours of the day or night.

He loved his church community and was a member of the Manasquan First Presbyterian Church. Alan’s dedication went beyond attendance; he actively participated in the church’s vibrant spirit, finding joy in singing with the choir. His commitment to the church extended to the warm embrace he offered to fellow members, as he relished the opportunity to meet and greet everyone, fostering a sense of unity and fellowship.

When his sons were young, he taught them how to body surf at Sea Girt, NJ beach. He loved walking the boardwalk and smelling the ocean air where he would stop and talk to people, he didn’t know, as if he were running for mayor. As children, we would playfully roll our eyes at his sociable nature, knowing that a brief greeting from Alan often evolved into a delightful 15-minute exchange. His ability to connect with others, even those he had just met, reflected his warm and open-hearted spirit. One of his favorite rituals was to eat lunch on a bench, basking in the sun’s embrace and relishing the warmth it bestowed upon his face. In these moments, Alan found contentment in the simple act of enjoying a meal amid the beauty of the outdoors. He always enjoyed having a beer with his boys, although we were never able to convert him to enjoy India Pale Ales (IPA).
Alan was a devoted sports enthusiast whose heart beat in rhythm with the New York Giants, New York Rangers, and the New York Mets. Alan was a true aficionado, finding joy and solace in the victories and defeats of these iconic teams.

He is survived by his cherished wife, Jeanne, of 64 years, his four sons, Victor Gregory and his wife Michelle, Andrew and his wife Robin, Franke and Paul and his wife Mary Pat. He is also survived by two grandsons, Andrew and Brian. He will be remembered for his commitment and love for his wife and family.

Wolf treasures his permanent place in NFL lore It’s safe to say that everyone elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is incredibly appreciative of what is the ultimate honor for anyone who has worked in the game. It’s also safe to say that Ron Wolf is even more appreciative than most. The former Green Bay Packers general manager will be inducted into the Hall on Saturday and take a permanent place among the football greats that include the players he read about and sometimes watched live while growing up in New Freedom, Pa. Wolf treasures the honor because he first immersed himself in football and its history beginning at an early age. That includes traveling to Baltimore to watch the Colts of the All-American Football Conference as a pre-teen in the mid-to-late 1940s, and poring over the weekly issues of Pro Football Illustrated, a publication that ultimately would get his foot in the door of professional football. This is a man who in 1997 named one of the two Packers’ practice fields after Clarke Hinkle, the Hall of Fame fullback who played from 1932-41. Though Hinkle’s name remains obscure to even serious fans of the NFL, he might be among the three or four greatest players in Packers history. Only someone steeped in NFL history would have known that Hinkle was as respected at his time as the Packers’ other great of that era, Don Hutson. “From the moment (Wolf) got in (to the Hall of Fame last February) until now, his excitement hasn’t worn off at all,” said Eliot Wolf, Ron’s son and the Packers’ current director of player personnel. “It’s really cool to see. I’ve seen him look through the Hall of Fame book and keep looking at the names. Obviously it means a lot to him, but more so (than most). He knows who most of those guys are. He knows how important they are to the history of the game. And now he’s part of that.” Wolf’s journey to the Hall of Fame, where Eliot will be his presenter during the induction ceremony Saturday, started in the small farming community of New Freedom, which is just north of Pennsylvania’s border with Maryland and about 38 miles from Baltimore. Wolf didn’t grow up on a farm – his father was a plastics engineer – but did farm work for extra money. He also played sports and followed them closely, especially baseball and football, and at a young age began an autograph collection that numbers in the hundreds. “He’s got a couple Babe Ruths, he’s got Civil War generals, he’s got a World Series Yankees ball, the whole team, from the ’50s,” Eliot said. “It’s pretty impressive. Jackie Robinson. Back then you could just write the players and they’d write you back. So he has a lot of them legitimately from when he was a kid.” At Susquehannock High School, Wolf played baseball and football – he says he was a much better left fielder and first baseman in baseball than a two-way end in football. After graduating from high school in 1956 he decided to make a career in the Army – he’d spent one year of high school as a cadet at a prep school, the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. “Second day in (the Army) I realized I made a serious miscalculation,” Wolf said. After basic training Wolf was assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina, and from there to the Army’s intelligence office in Berlin. He was a sergeant working in the office as support staff. Sometime before he was honorably discharged in 1959 he started thinking he’d like a career in football. But while in Berlin, Wolf also saw that many of the intelligence officers he met were college graduates, so he decided that after finishing his commitment to the Army he would go to college. Wolf first attended Maryville College, a Presbyterian school about 20 miles outside of Knoxville, Tenn. He made the baseball team as a singles-hitting shortstop with good speed. He also went out for football his final spring there but then transferred to Oklahoma to finish his degree in history. “I was a horse(-expletive) football player,” Wolf said. Despite being better at baseball – he remains a devout fan of the game – Wolf always was drawn more to football. Part of the reason might have because the Colts were the closest professional team to New Freedom when he was young, so he was able to see them live a couple times a year. The Orioles didn’t return to Baltimore until 1954, when Wolf was a junior in high school. But mostly, something about football appealed more innately to Wolf, especially when the Colts returned to the NFL with the Dallas Texans’ move to Baltimore in 1953. The AAFC Colts had lasted only one season after being absorbed into the NFL in 1951. “I just had tremendous respect for people that played the game and admired the competitive nature of it,” Wolf said. “I had an opportunity early on to watch the Colts grow from a very bad football team to emerge as a championship team, how that happened and the dedication. I went a couple times to their (summer) training (camp) in Westminster, Md., guys like (Gino) Marchetti, Jim Parker, and obviously (Johnny) Unitas and (Raymond) Berry and Lenny Moore. That was a big thrill for me.” By the time Wolf transferred to Oklahoma for financial reasons, he’d determined he probably wouldn’t get his foot in the door in football, so he planned to join the CIA. But his years of reading Pro Football Illustrated and being a stickler for details paid off. Over the years Wolf had regularly written Pro Football Illustrated’s editor, Ted Elbert, to point out factual errors in that publication’s stories, and the two developed a correspondence. In or around 1962, Elbert needed a copy editor and subscription manager, so he offered Wolf the job. Wolf accepted because he saw it as a possible route to scouting – besides covering the league directly, the magazine’s headquarters were in Chicago, which was the de facto headquarters of the NFL for a couple years in the early 1960s because, Wolf said, Bears owner George Halas essentially ran the league and hosted the NFL draft. Then in 1963, Elbert was in San Francisco to attend his sister’s wedding and scheduled an interview with new Oakland Raiders coach Al Davis. During their discussion, Davis said he needed a scouting assistant with a good memory for names and strong work ethic, and Elbert recommended Wolf. Wolf had returned to Oklahoma by that time, but took the job when Davis called. Thus was launched a Hall of Fame scouting career. He learned the craft from the bottom up. Davis was a big believer in comparing players, so in offseason meetings he and his coaching staff would watch game film and rank the players at every position for the eight-team AFL. They’d watch two games of all the left tackles, then the left guards, and so on. Wolf watched and listened. “You’d see who was better, who was the worst,” Wolf said. “That old adage a picture’s worth a thousand words, that applied. You could sit there and actually see why, and you’d listen to what the other guys were saying, as to why a guy is so good or so bad. So through true comparison, suddenly you have a wealth of knowledge.” In 1966, Davis was named AFL commissioner and brought Wolf to set up a league-wide scouting combine. When the AFL and NFL announced their merger in June of that year that would unite the leagues in 1970, Davis decided not to remain as the AFL’s a lame-duck commissioner. He returned to the Raiders as part owner and head of football operations, and the 28-year-old Wolf was his top lieutenant. Thirty years later, Wolf would win the Super Bowl as Packers GM. And now, 14 years after selecting his final draft class for the Packers, Wolf will become one of 295 members with a bust in Canton, Ohio, home of the Hall of Fame. “It’s incredible,” Wolf said. “It’s all those adjectives you can jumble in there. I wish I had a Roget’s (Thesaurus) in front of me so I could give you more adjectives. Growing up a fan like I was and watching the Colts come back in football and rebirth of that team, and they go on and win the title for two years with John Unitas. Having seen all that and witness the wonderful job Al Davis did with the Raiders, five decades of real excellence. Then have an opportunity to come here. This is the ultimate place, Green Bay, Wisconsin, in professional football.” pdougher@pressgazettemedia.com and follow him on Twitter @PeteDougherty. http://www.packersnews.com/staff/14947/pete-dougherty/Press-Gazette Media10:05 p.m. CDT August 5, 2015

Dallis Patrick Ryan Wolfe was born on Sunday, July 26, 1998 in St. Petersburg, FL to Marion Wolfe III and Karen A. Howard. A Time To Labor: Dallis “was truly someone who thought about life, thought about things, and had very deep feelings about what is happening in our world.” He started volunteering and working at a young age. He spent his summers and breaks working as the fourth generation in the family business at Starling School. Dallis was adored by the children, and known affectionately as Mr. Dallis. He was employed by Walmart and volunteered at Edmonton Heights After School Program both in Huntsville, Alabama. He was previously employed by College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving and Big Lots in St. Pete/Lealman #540. A Time To Leisure: Dallis’ educational foundation started at Starling School where he attended during his preschool years. He went on to excel as a student at Yvonne C. Reed Christian School and Tyrone Middle School. Dallis graduated from St. Petersburg High School in 2016 where he played varsity football #33. He attended Maryville College in Tennessee for two years on academic and football athletic scholarships. He then wanted to experience studying at a HBCU (historically black colleges and universities), so he transferred to Alabama A&M University. Dallis was looking forward to graduation in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minor in Criminal Justice. Dallis was an honor Student (4.0) Dallis wanted to “make the next generation better”. He had goals to “work with children experiencing trauma by giving them attention to work through difficult moments”. He was an intellectual, avid reader, compassionate person, poet, diplomat, and deep thinker. He was interested in neuroscience and social justice. A Time To Leave: Dallis departed this life on Monday, January 18, 2021. The outpour of comfort, love, support, and stories will allow his life to be remembered as the deep thinking, passionate, and intellectual man he was. He is preceded in death by his grandparents: Joe Howard, Marion Wolfe II and Dolores Wolfe.

Erika J. Hipsky ’17 married Joshua T. Wolfe on May 28, 2022.