John P. St. John Memorial High School
Class of 1947

(April 2, 1929 —          )

She was one of the first Red Cross water safety instructors in Johnson County and she has supervised swimming classes since 1959. She and her husband, Ford, organized the first Olathe swim team (Amateur Athletic Union, now U.S. Swimming). In 1988, she began to swim competitively again and has won many medals.