Blinn Q. Tenney passed away on July 13, 2015 at the age of 87.
Blinn was born on July 29, 1927 in Eagar, Arizona. As a child, he lived on his family ranch near Blue Arizona. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1945 where he was captain of the football team.
After high school he enlisted in the US Army and joined the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper in the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion.
After the Army he returned to Arizona where he met and married Elinor Caughlin to whom he was happily married for the last 65 years of his life. He took his degree at NAU where he was captain of the football team and worked as a therapist with wounded veterans at Fort Whipple.
After two years as head football coach in Springerville, he moved to El Centro, CA in 1955 to start a career at Central Union High School that lasted 30 years. Starting as an assistant football coach & science teacher, he worked as Athletic Director and Vice Principal before becoming Principal & Superintendent of CUHS. He was an active member of the El Centro Rotary Club, member of the Imperial County Sheriff's Posse and sat on the Board of Directors of CIF Southern Section. He was an innovative educator who affected the lives of thousands of students, he touched the lives of many people over the years with his generous personality and always had a positive outlook on life.
He retired from CUHS in 1985 and moved back to Arizona to operate the Bittercreek Ranch near Duncan AZ. As a cattle rancher, he was able to do the things he really enjoyed, often on horseback from before dawn until after dusk. After he retired from ranching he moved back to Eagar in the Arizona White Mountains. He passed away in Oceanside CA.
He was a devoted father and worked tirelessly, never slowing down or letting anything get in his way. He dedicated his life to helping others, he loved people and could strike up a conversation with anyone he met. He found great joy through church service. Blinn loved the church and the scriptures and was thankful for the many blessings he enjoyed.
Blinn was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob & Florence Tenney; his brother, James & his sister Marion.
He is survived by his wife, Elinor; their children, Russ (Adena) Tenney, Susan Erickson, Sally Barbella and Thomas (Joan) Tenney; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Services were held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the LDS Amity Ward in Eagar Arizona. He was interred at the Alpine Cemetery in Alpine AZ. Blinn would be honored by any donation to Northern Arizona University.
Published in Imperial Valley Press Online
on July 28, 2015
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Blinn was born on July 29, 1927 in Eagar, Arizona. As a child, he lived on his family ranch near Blue Arizona. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1945 where he was captain of the football team.
After high school he enlisted in the US Army and joined the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper in the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion.
After the Army he returned to Arizona where he met and married Elinor Caughlin to whom he was happily married for the last 65 years of his life. He took his degree at NAU where he was captain of the football team and worked as a therapist with wounded veterans at Fort Whipple.
After two years as head football coach in Springerville, he moved to El Centro, CA in 1955 to start a career at Central Union High School that lasted 30 years. Starting as an assistant football coach & science teacher, he worked as Athletic Director and Vice Principal before becoming Principal & Superintendent of CUHS. He was an active member of the El Centro Rotary Club, member of the Imperial County Sheriff's Posse and sat on the Board of Directors of CIF Southern Section. He was an innovative educator who affected the lives of thousands of students, he touched the lives of many people over the years with his generous personality and always had a positive outlook on life.
He retired from CUHS in 1985 and moved back to Arizona to operate the Bittercreek Ranch near Duncan AZ. As a cattle rancher, he was able to do the things he really enjoyed, often on horseback from before dawn until after dusk. After he retired from ranching he moved back to Eagar in the Arizona White Mountains. He passed away in Oceanside CA.
He was a devoted father and worked tirelessly, never slowing down or letting anything get in his way. He dedicated his life to helping others, he loved people and could strike up a conversation with anyone he met. He found great joy through church service. Blinn loved the church and the scriptures and was thankful for the many blessings he enjoyed.
Blinn was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob & Florence Tenney; his brother, James & his sister Marion.
He is survived by his wife, Elinor; their children, Russ (Adena) Tenney, Susan Erickson, Sally Barbella and Thomas (Joan) Tenney; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Services were held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the LDS Amity Ward in Eagar Arizona. He was interred at the Alpine Cemetery in Alpine AZ. Blinn would be honored by any donation to Northern Arizona University.
Published in Imperial Valley Press Online
on July 28, 2015
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Blinn Q. Tenney passed away on July 13, 2015 at the age of 87.
Blinn was born on July 29, 1927 in Eagar, Arizona. As a child, he lived on his family ranch near Blue Arizona. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1945 where he was captain of the football team.
After high school he enlisted in the US Army and joined the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper in the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion.
After the Army he returned to Arizona where he met and married Elinor Caughlin to whom he was happily married for the last 65 years of his life. He took his degree at NAU where he was captain of the football team and worked as a therapist with wounded veterans at Fort Whipple.
After two years as head football coach in Springerville, he moved to El Centro, CA in 1955 to start a career at Central Union High School that lasted 30 years. Starting as an assistant football coach & science teacher, he worked as Athletic Director and Vice Principal before becoming Principal & Superintendent of CUHS. He was an active member of the El Centro Rotary Club, member of the Imperial County Sheriff's Posse and sat on the Board of Directors of CIF Southern Section. He was an innovative educator who affected the lives of thousands of students, he touched the lives of many people over the years with his generous personality and always had a positive outlook on life.
He retired from CUHS in 1985 and moved back to Arizona to operate the Bittercreek Ranch near Duncan AZ. As a cattle rancher, he was able to do the things he really enjoyed, often on horseback from before dawn until after dusk. After he retired from ranching he moved back to Eagar in the Arizona White Mountains. He passed away in Oceanside CA.
He was a devoted father and worked tirelessly, never slowing down or letting anything get in his way. He dedicated his life to helping others, he loved people and could strike up a conversation with anyone he met. He found great joy through church service. Blinn loved the church and the scriptures and was thankful for the many blessings he enjoyed.
Blinn was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob & Florence Tenney; his brother, James & his sister Marion.
He is survived by his wife, Elinor; their children, Russ (Adena) Tenney, Susan Erickson, Sally Barbella and Thomas (Joan) Tenney; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Services were held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the LDS Amity Ward in Eagar Arizona. He was interred at the Alpine Cemetery in Alpine AZ. Blinn would be honored by any donation to Northern Arizona University.
Published in Imperial Valley Press Online
on July 28, 2015
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Blinn was born on July 29, 1927 in Eagar, Arizona. As a child, he lived on his family ranch near Blue Arizona. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1945 where he was captain of the football team.
After high school he enlisted in the US Army and joined the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper in the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion.
After the Army he returned to Arizona where he met and married Elinor Caughlin to whom he was happily married for the last 65 years of his life. He took his degree at NAU where he was captain of the football team and worked as a therapist with wounded veterans at Fort Whipple.
After two years as head football coach in Springerville, he moved to El Centro, CA in 1955 to start a career at Central Union High School that lasted 30 years. Starting as an assistant football coach & science teacher, he worked as Athletic Director and Vice Principal before becoming Principal & Superintendent of CUHS. He was an active member of the El Centro Rotary Club, member of the Imperial County Sheriff's Posse and sat on the Board of Directors of CIF Southern Section. He was an innovative educator who affected the lives of thousands of students, he touched the lives of many people over the years with his generous personality and always had a positive outlook on life.
He retired from CUHS in 1985 and moved back to Arizona to operate the Bittercreek Ranch near Duncan AZ. As a cattle rancher, he was able to do the things he really enjoyed, often on horseback from before dawn until after dusk. After he retired from ranching he moved back to Eagar in the Arizona White Mountains. He passed away in Oceanside CA.
He was a devoted father and worked tirelessly, never slowing down or letting anything get in his way. He dedicated his life to helping others, he loved people and could strike up a conversation with anyone he met. He found great joy through church service. Blinn loved the church and the scriptures and was thankful for the many blessings he enjoyed.
Blinn was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob & Florence Tenney; his brother, James & his sister Marion.
He is survived by his wife, Elinor; their children, Russ (Adena) Tenney, Susan Erickson, Sally Barbella and Thomas (Joan) Tenney; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Services were held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the LDS Amity Ward in Eagar Arizona. He was interred at the Alpine Cemetery in Alpine AZ. Blinn would be honored by any donation to Northern Arizona University.
Published in Imperial Valley Press Online
on July 28, 2015
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