Kolby Ashton Olney died last Tuesday morning of mortal injury sustained from a grizzly bear attack in Yellowstone National Park. Olney, 79, was hiking alone when he encountered a feral grizzly on a remote path in the park 's mountains. Kolby enjoyed a lifelong passion for outdoor activities such as hiking and rock-climbing. Kolby Olney was born on February 10, 1998, in the town of Blackfoot, Idaho. His parents were Kenneth Alvin Olney and Valene Kaye Dimond Olney. The second of four children, Kolby was greatly influenced by the community of Blackfoot as he grew up. “The neighbors were great,” Mr. Olney wrote in his memoir. “Whenever I was in a situation in which I needed help, they were always able and willing to give whatever aid they could” …show more content…
Olney entered early adulthood, he served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, of which he was a lifelong member. In his journal, he wrote “Those years were some of the best I had the privilege to experience. It was during that time that I really came to understand who I was and what I stood for.” After returning, Kolby attended Boise State University, pursuing a degree in chemical engineering. After graduating, he returned to his hometown of Blackfoot, where he began his career at the Idaho National Laboratory. It was at his job that he met his wife, Julie Wutzernaem. They were married on July 21, 2023, in Logan, Utah. They had five children, whom they raised in Blackfoot, where the Olney family had lived for a total of four generations. His children all continued on to higher education, a legacy which Mr. Olney, a first generation college graduate, considered to be one of his greatest accomplishments. Olney enjoyed activities both in a laboratory and in the beauty of nature. He harbored a great fascination for the concepts of chemistry, as well as for the natural beauty of the earth. Kolby was known to take frequent trips to hiking locations in or near Southeastern Idaho when he wasn 't at work. Mr. Olney also had a passion for classical music, always participating in community bands and orchestras as a French Horn
Young and extremely talented, Adam O’Farrill is a modern jazz trumpeter from Brooklyn, NY, who comes from a lineage of marvelous musicians. His father, the widely known Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill, has all the reasons to be proud of a son who, at the age of 21, has collaborated with Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joe Lovano, and more recently Stephan Crump’s Rhombal. For this recording, Adam had the company of his brother Zack on drums, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown on tenor saxophone, and Walter Stinson on bass. Outlined for quartet, “Stranger Days was pretty much influenced by film and theater.
He had a beautiful wife named Juanita Abernathy. Together they created five wonderful children. Ralph Abernathy III, Donzaeigh Abernathy, Juandalynn Abernathy, Kuame Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy J.R. Since he was young, he had dedicated his life to helping people in need. He served in the army and helped fight World War II.
Sergeant Alvin Cullum York left a solid and long lasting legacy on Tennessee and the Unites States. He wanted to remember as a man who helps to improve the education in Tennessee, bring better roads to his town, and help his fellow man (Birdwell, 2001). York wanted to provide educational opportunities for mountain children of Tennessee. Alvin C. York Instituted founded in 1926 as a private agricultural high school. After the depression of 1937, the school became public and continued to serve under the control of the State Board of Education.
His brother was George Rogers Clark. He went to the military and later moved to the regular army. Clark met Lewis in the army. Overall Clark had a very successful family. He was very successful too.
Chris McCandless was an American adventurer who traveled to the Alaskan wilderness in April 1992. He look little food and equipment with him, before embarking on his journey McCandless abandoned his car and burned his money. He wanted to live simply in solitude away from the materialistic world. Timothy Treadwell, an environmentalist, also ventured to Alaska to study grizzly bears. Both Chris and Timothy set out to explore what the wilderness had to offer and they didn’t let anyone stop them from doing what they desired.
Early life Growing up,Elbridge Gerry was a brave and a GREAT leder . As a teenager he was a role model because he went to Harvard college at the age 14. He celebrated because he graduated in 1762 from Harvard College. At a young age Elbridge Gerry married Kate Smith. Elbridge Gerry had so many wife’s and so many kids he couldn’t kept track of how many kids he had.
Justin Osmond Justin Osmond was born into a musical family with profound hearing loss. After 12 years of intense speech and listening therapy, he can now speak with passion and through modern-day technology, hear with conviction. Justin never allowed his hearing loss to stop him; even as a child, Justin found himself intrigued by sports, part of the Eagle Scouts, and living and learning music. Today, Justin is the speaker for his organization, the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund, raising awareness for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Kenny Dobbs may be in his 20’s, but you wouldn’t know it from his accomplishments. He is recognized internationally as the best basketball slam dunk artist in the world. Kenny has toured with the NBA and sprite as a celebrity dunker, performing in front of sold out stadiums during halftime shows, celebrity games and NBA all star weekends. His talent is recognized globally. In 2012, through the release of the NBA 2K13 video game, Kenny’s amazing dunk moves were used to create the high flying dunks done by the NBA players.
John Henderson Craigmiles married Adelia Thompson, daughter of a local doctor, on December 18, 1860. They then had their first child ,Nina, in August 1864. The family envy Nina, their life was devoted to her. But her grandfather ,Dr. Thompson, loved her even more. He often took her on medical calls in his buggy.
He stayed in his hometown and started to attend Whittier College. His grandfather from his mother’s side of the family helped pay for his education. In 1933 Richard became engaged with Ola Florence Welch, the daughter of the Whittier chief police. They later broke up in 1935. In 1934 when Richard graduated from Whittier High School, Richard received a full scholarship to attend Duke University School of Law.
After the Lakota war they had problems at their home land with the U.S looking for the gold. So they agreed to move to pine hill reservation at South Dakota in 1878. During those years he married a girl named pretty owl. They were married for about 67 years. He had five children their names were Louise red cloud he was born on 1850.
Oliver Hill became a strong supporter of equality. Equality is the state of being the same in number, race, class, or quality. Oliver Hill grew up in Richmond, Virginia on May 1, 1907. Graduating from Dunbar High School, Hill wasn't sure what he wanted to do for a living. He married a woman named Beresenia Walker.
She went on to obtain a master's degree, in a single year, from the University of Wisconsin in 1961. 1961 also marked the year she wed her first, now late husband, Raymond Oates.
Q1: Explain how Okonkwo’s father, Unoka, influenced his life. A1: Okonkwo’s father, Unoka, influenced Okonkwo’s life because he had been a failure in life. Unoka was a lazy and improvident debtor. In his youth he lived a carefree life and would visit different villages and market to play on his flute and feast.
First, his relationship with his father Unoka. Who he did not have a great relationship with. And someone he did not specifically care for. Someone he knew who just so happen to be his father. In the book there is a quote “okonkwo was ruled by one passion- to hate everything his father had loved”.