Still, when he returned to campus as a 17-year-
old chiropractic student, it was with little interest in pursuing the profession. Two of his other brothers, John King, D.C. (Main, ’42), and James King, D.C. (Main, ’47), had already taken that path. “I came out here with a big chip on my shoulder — this was not what I wanted to do. I was planning to go home just as soon as I got enough ammunition to say, ‘I don’t like it here because…’” At the end of his second week, though, Dr. Joe was sitting in a philosophy class taught by Galen Price, D.C. (Main, ’36), when he heard a voice: “You’re going to do this for the rest of your life.” Remembering the moment of his calling, Dr. Joe laughs. “I said, ‘I think I’d better start paying attention in class.’” In 1961, while Dr. Bill was a student, B.J. passed away and the Palmer family’s legacy changed hands to David Daniel Palmer, D.C. Dr. Bill, who worked in the campus cafeteria at the time, remembers the renovations Dr. Dave set about making right away to the popular community gathering place. “He took down all the deer heads and moose heads and put carpeting in. It was a statement: ‘I’m here. Things are
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Dr. Molly, her brother Dr. Michael and Dr. Annie all attended Palmer together.
BROTHERS IN CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Joe and Dr. Bill — and their two older brothers — all followed in their father’s footsteps.
changing.’ With all the changes he made, I think he did an amazing job.” In the decades since, Dr. Joe and Dr. Bill have continued to be impressed by the College’s ongoing evolution and advancement. So have Molly King, D.C. (Main, ’96), and Annie King, D.C. (Main, ’96), who grew up visiting the Fountainhead and still accompany their fathers to Homecoming events, including last year’s centennial anniversary of the Kings at Palmer. When she arrived on campus as a student, childhood memories came flooding back to Dr. Molly, whose brothers, Kelly King, D.C. (Main, ’91), and Michael King, D.C. (Main, ’96), also took up the family line. “Our dad went back to every Homecoming there ever was, and we would go as a family,” she says. “Growing up, I thought everybody went to Iowa for vacation.” By the time of Dr. James’s death in 1976, as the King
brothers were building their practices and nurturing the next generation of King chiropractors, the profession had become more widely accepted. “It was normal,” says Dr. Annie. “My dad went to work
every day just like everybody else’s.” “The best thing about being raised in a chiropractic family was running into people in the community and hearing, ‘Oh my gosh, your dad is the best!’” says Dr. Molly. “Chiropractic was just part of my family, and my dad did everything he could to make it a part of everybody else’s family, too.” In that way, Dr. Molly and Dr. Annie, who carry the tradition forward with their own practices just a short
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