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William D. Tarrant

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William D. Tarrant

Birth
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Death
22 Nov 1998 (aged 69)
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Coconino County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec. 3, Row 6, Niche 1
Memorial ID
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Biography:
US Marine - Korea

Mayor of Wichita, Kansas 1965 - 1967
Gun dog Editor for Field & Stream
Husband to Deanna (Dee)
Great lover of dogs
Twice named Dog Writer of the Year by the Dog Writers Association of America,

He earned bachelors degrees in American history and political science at Wichita State University in 1955 and a masters in journalism at the University of Oregon the following year.

Tarrant served as a Wichita city commissioner from 1963 to 1967, the last two of those years as mayor. He was a professor of journalism at Wichita State in the early 1970s, before devoting his full attention to writing about the outdoors, hunting and dogs.


Information provided by Mike Maxton FAG #47363392.
Biography:
US Marine - Korea

Mayor of Wichita, Kansas 1965 - 1967
Gun dog Editor for Field & Stream
Husband to Deanna (Dee)
Great lover of dogs
Twice named Dog Writer of the Year by the Dog Writers Association of America,

He earned bachelors degrees in American history and political science at Wichita State University in 1955 and a masters in journalism at the University of Oregon the following year.

Tarrant served as a Wichita city commissioner from 1963 to 1967, the last two of those years as mayor. He was a professor of journalism at Wichita State in the early 1970s, before devoting his full attention to writing about the outdoors, hunting and dogs.


Information provided by Mike Maxton FAG #47363392.


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