'Algie Samuel Stuart, a retired dentist, and businessman, was born in Texas but moved to Warren, Arkansas with his family when he was seven years old. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in business in 1935, becoming the first member of his family to attend college. He worked for Sears & Roebuck in Tulsa, Oklahoma after graduation, where he met his future wife, Joyce.
Dr. Stuart had a diverse range of business interests throughout his life, including owning Dairy Queen and Mugs-Up Root Beer franchises in Wichita. During World War II, he owned an Allied Parts Manufacturing Company, which held various government contracts. He even created the first metal toy dump truck to be produced in the Wichita area.
At age 45, Dr. Stuart made a significant career change and enrolled in dental school at the University of Kansas City, Missouri. He became a dentist at the age of 49, setting up his practice in Wichita, Kansas. Despite being the oldest student in his class, he was voted as the most likely to succeed. He practiced dentistry until his retirement at age 77.
Dr. Stuart was preceded in death by his wife Joyce, father Oren Green Stuart, and mother Lillie May. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David George Stuart and Martha Stuart, as well as two grandsons, Todd David Stuart, and Brett Eric Stuart, and a great-grandson, Tyler David Stuart, all residing in Wichita.
Added: November 2006
I recently stumbled upon a poem that my father wrote in 1942 when I was just two years old. At the time, my father was working at Beech Aircraft in Wichita while the war was raging, so I can only imagine the thoughts that were going through his mind.
The poem was post-dated 19 years and written for my 21st birthday. It reads:
"The gifts I planned for my son this year,
Were to be exceptionally nice,
For twenty-one to a man's only son,
Does never occurs twice.
But the gift I give is the gift of love,
And the vow I'll do all I can,
To wish him luck, and give him courage,
To fight to the very last man.
To do the job I do each day I give,
The most my body will endure,
And each day I buy Government Bonds,
My son's life to ensure.
Each night I pray my son will live,
Through this insane mortal's game.
And to me, himself one day shall come,
His twenty-first birthday gifts to claim."
Written by Al Stuart in 1942, for his son David.
'Algie Samuel Stuart, a retired dentist, and businessman, was born in Texas but moved to Warren, Arkansas with his family when he was seven years old. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in business in 1935, becoming the first member of his family to attend college. He worked for Sears & Roebuck in Tulsa, Oklahoma after graduation, where he met his future wife, Joyce.
Dr. Stuart had a diverse range of business interests throughout his life, including owning Dairy Queen and Mugs-Up Root Beer franchises in Wichita. During World War II, he owned an Allied Parts Manufacturing Company, which held various government contracts. He even created the first metal toy dump truck to be produced in the Wichita area.
At age 45, Dr. Stuart made a significant career change and enrolled in dental school at the University of Kansas City, Missouri. He became a dentist at the age of 49, setting up his practice in Wichita, Kansas. Despite being the oldest student in his class, he was voted as the most likely to succeed. He practiced dentistry until his retirement at age 77.
Dr. Stuart was preceded in death by his wife Joyce, father Oren Green Stuart, and mother Lillie May. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David George Stuart and Martha Stuart, as well as two grandsons, Todd David Stuart, and Brett Eric Stuart, and a great-grandson, Tyler David Stuart, all residing in Wichita.
Added: November 2006
I recently stumbled upon a poem that my father wrote in 1942 when I was just two years old. At the time, my father was working at Beech Aircraft in Wichita while the war was raging, so I can only imagine the thoughts that were going through his mind.
The poem was post-dated 19 years and written for my 21st birthday. It reads:
"The gifts I planned for my son this year,
Were to be exceptionally nice,
For twenty-one to a man's only son,
Does never occurs twice.
But the gift I give is the gift of love,
And the vow I'll do all I can,
To wish him luck, and give him courage,
To fight to the very last man.
To do the job I do each day I give,
The most my body will endure,
And each day I buy Government Bonds,
My son's life to ensure.
Each night I pray my son will live,
Through this insane mortal's game.
And to me, himself one day shall come,
His twenty-first birthday gifts to claim."
Written by Al Stuart in 1942, for his son David.
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