Meet the Candidates
JOHN L. MYERS, District 4 Place of residence: Vinita, Oklahoma Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma Years at present address: 32 Years of coopera ve membership: 32
Educa on: Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University in S llwater.
Work: Captain, U. S. Army Veterinary Corps. Owner, Pecan Drive Veterinary Services and Crosselle Ca le commercial cow-calf enterprise.
Community involvement: Member and Chairman of Trustees, Council and Execu ve Board, First United Methodist Church, Vinita. Past President, Vinita Lions Club and Vinnie Ream Cultural Center. Past Vice-President, Vinita Chamber of Commerce. Co-founder, Vinita Calf Fry. Member, American Veterinary Medical Associa on and Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Associa on. President, Northeast Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Associa on.
Family: Married 43 years to wife Debbi. They have three children and three grandchildren.
THOMAS A. KEMOHAH, District 4 Place of residence: Vinita, Oklahoma Place of birth: Pawhuska, Oklahoma Years at present address: 20 Years of coopera ve membership: 20
Educa on: Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. Associates Degree in Business Administra on from Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kansas. Work: Doctor of Pharmacy. V&V Drug, Vinita; Walmart Pharmacy, Vinita.
Community involvement: Member, Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Vinita. Served 13 years as District 4 representa ve on the coopera ve board of trustees,. Accomplishments: Creden aled Coopera ve Director. Board Leadership Cer fi cate Family: Married 45 years to wife Terri. They have two children and four grandchildren.
SHARRON L. GAY, District 6 Place of residence: Adair, Oklahoma Place of birth: Pryor, Oklahoma Years at present address: 35 Years of coopera ve membership: 35
Educa on: 1965 Adair High School graduate. Bachelor’s Degree in Educa on from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah. Work: Re red from 27-year career as classroom teacher. Now has a small cow-calf opera on.
Community involvement: A ends First United Methodist Church in Pryor. Pryor Ministries Center volunteer, Chairperson for Mayes County Red Cross Blood Drive. Member Mayes County Re red Teachers, Oklahoma Educa on Associa on and Na onal Educa on Associa on.
Accomplishments: Teacher of the Year at Adair Schools, 1993-94. Creden aled Coopera ve Director. Family: Three daughters and sons-in-law, and eight grandchildren. Mother Maxine is 94 and s ll ac ve.
BILLY R. KIMBRELL, District 8 Place of residence: Oaks, Oklahoma Place of birth: Elmer, Oklahoma Years at present address: 49 Years of coopera ve membership: 49 Educa on: Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Educa on from Oklahoma State University in S llwater. Work: Re red from 37-year career as Voca onal Agriculture instructor. Community involvement: Member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star.
Accomplishments: Na onal Voca onal Educator 1991, Masonic Medal of Honor recipient, Sco sh Rite 33rd Degree, Oklahoma Associa on of Electric Coopera ves Past President, Creden aled Coopera ve Director. Family: Wife Wanda, four children, four grandchildren.
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