Darrel Shoemaker at the razing of the Green Parrot tavern in Galena, Kansas (screenshot, YouTube)

Ron Reed Smith seems to be a 1974 Galena High (Kansas) grad who enjoys fictionalizing Galena people and places. Amen to him.

After writing technical documents and monthly reports during a 38-year career in the aerospace industry, Ron Reed Smith retired and found time to do the type of writing he enjoys the most. He is an award-winning writer of short stories and novella-length manuscripts, using a style that is considered wholesome and down-to-earth. He prefers to interject a bit of humor, when it's appropriate, and will create a surprise ending when the story's plot allows for it. His most recent work has included a cozy mystery (Aunt Bev's Ghost) and a historical fiction piece that features people and events from his own hometown (Staffleback Gold).

Mr. Smith is a member of the Ozarks Writers' League and has served as president of the Joplin Writers' Guild.

Currently a resident of Southwest Missouri, Mr. Smith also enjoys gardening and playing golf.

The Buck Owens Show, Oklahoma City, Okla., Episode #42, March 27, 1967

Bob Morris

Faye Harden

Wayne ("The Baby Buckaroo") Wilson

 Wynn's Wife Delores Benefit Show

 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026 in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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Mark Louis Hudson, son of Marcel and Helen (Ford) Hudson

  An esteemed savovant* of life's foibles and triumphs

*Don't bother trying to look it up. Archaic Context: In older French and English texts, spellings like "savosant" or "savovant" sometimes appear as phonetic or regional variations used to describe a scholar, distinguished scientist, or someone with profound wisdom.

 Galena High 1904