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Ernest Moody graduated in 1944 at which
time he established the first Moody’s Jewelry. Throughout the 1950's and
60's his store was the major seller of class rings to Rogers students.
Moody later went on to establish four stores in Tulsa. He was a member of
the Rotary Club of Will Rogers and Retail Merchants. Ernest Moody passed
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Gordona Duca- 1958
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Gordona Duca is president of Gordona Duca,
Inc., REALTORS. She received her real estate license in 1971 and was
recognized locally and nationally as one
of the outstanding salespeople in residential real estate. With service as
her
#1 priority, she opened her own real estate firm in October of 1975 with
three sales agents and no staff. Today her company is one of the leading
real estate companies in Tulsa and Oklahoma. She currently employs a staff
of 18 and has more than 75 agents associated with her firm. She is active
at all levels in the real estate industry and is an active participant in
the Tulsa community donating time to the Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of
Commerce, Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority, Tulsa Junior League,
University of Tulsa, Tulsa Philharmonic and her company adopted Grissom
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Anita
Bryant – 1958 |
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Anita Bryant was born on 1940 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. She starred in the school production of “South Pacific”, the first amateur
showing of the Broadway musical. After leaving
Rogers she
became "Miss Oklahoma" in 1958. She was 2nd runner-up in the 1959 Miss America Pageant. In 1961 she
was the Cashbox Award Winner for "Most Promising Female Vocalist. In
1961 she recorded Kisses Sweeter Than Wine with Columbia records.
In 1962 Anita recorded Across the Alley from
the Alamo. She was nominated for three Grammy awards for outstanding
gospel singing. She supported the armed service men in Vietnam with seven
USO Tours. In 1977, 1978 and 1979 she was voted "Most Admired Woman
in America" by Good Housekeeping. She co- chaired the Statue
of Liberty fund raising effort with Lee Iacocca and was a 1986 Ellis
Island Medal of Honor winner. She has had three million-selling records,
published 13 books and has made many live performances across the country.
She was spokeswoman for Coca Cola and the Florida Citrus Growers. Anita
presently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where she continues her career and
participates in a variety of civic and business interests. |
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