Lacy announced college football games in Colorado

Farewell to people with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience:

•Dan Lacy III, 77, of Oklahoma City. A radio announcer and station engineer. Lacy, who owned several stations in Colorado and Utah, served as the football announcer for the Colorado State Rams and Air Force Falcons. The Oklahoma State and Northwest Classen High graduate also loved to hunt, fish and snow ski.

•Ken Wright, 67, of Perkins. A strong, vocal supporter of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Wright's obituary said "it wasn't uncommon to find him yelling at the television, even while watching a recorded game that he had already seen."

•Dennis Connally, 68, of Anadarko. Played baseball at Anadarko High School. Also enjoyed hunting and fishing. The Southwestern State graduate was a scale clerk for Dolese at the Cooperton Quarry.

•Darryle Burris, 65, of Guthrie. Played football and baseball for Guthrie High School. A retired military policeman for the Air Force.

•Alfred Keisler, 91, of Anadarko. Enjoyed the outdoors, particularly a relaxing day fishing with family. At age 17, he piloted a landing craft taking Marines to the shores of Iwo Jima during World War II.

•Chris Jackson, 47, of Okmulgee. He starred in football for Okmulgee High, setting the school record for most receiving yards in one game. Jackson was picked by teammates as offensive MVP. Also played baseball for the Bulldogs and was a co-recipient for the Andy Skupien Scholarship. Went on to play ball for Eastern Oklahoma State Junior College.

Favorite teams were the Florida State Seminoles, Miami Dolphins and New York Yankees.

•Darrell Hohmann, 77, of Hobart. The Lone Wolf High School graduate was a member of the Oklahoma basketball team. Hohmann returned to his high school alma mater and spent 45 years as a coach, teacher and principal.

•James Easley, 73, of Altus. An elementary school basketball coach.

•Harold Clopp, 76, of Granite. An assistant football coach who helped lead the Allen Academy Rams to a Texas state championship game. An Army veteran and ROTC instructor who did four tours in Vietnam. An OU Sooners, Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers fan.

•Arnold O'Bryant, 76, of Purcell. He was a golf superintendent for more than 60 years throughout Texas and Oklahoma. O'Bryant and wife Myrtle owned a golf course at one time.

•Wayne Lancaster, 81, of Tulsa. An excellent high school athlete from then-tiny Tulsa Union High School. Lancaster was offered a contract by baseball's St. Louis Cardinals in 1954, but he declined.

Family said, "It seemed that opportunity would take Wayne too far from his family, and he just wasn't up for that."

He became an aircraft mechanic for American Airlines.

•Joe Lawter, 59, of Norman. Before a career in law, Lawter played football, ran track and swam for Putnam City West High School. He also loved tennis and once served as president of the Norman Tennis Association. Lawter's first date with his eventual wife Lisa was an OU football game in 1983.

•Levi Smith, 36, of Oklahoma City. Smith wrestled for Southeast High School. An avid Oklahoma City Thunder fan and supporter of the Cowboys from Dallas and Oklahoma State. A fisherman.

•Kayla Thornburg, 27, of Lindsay. Played basketball, ran track and was on the cheer squad at Lindsay High School. A mother of two sets of twins.

•Cynthia Malicoat of Cyril. A teacher who was twice named Pirate Fan of the Year. She often served Cyril High School athletes "Pirate Blue Punch" and "State Cake" over her 25-year teaching career.

•Roy Perkins, 83, of Frederick. He played prep basketball and baseball at old Weaver Consolidated School No. 13. An electrician by trade.

•Phil Thomas, 66, of Broken Arrow. He liked street drag racing on Springhill Road in Porter during the 1960s and 1970s. Thomas restored old cars and liked to ride motorcycles.

•Nick Cosner, 38, of Mooreland. Lettered in football, baseball, track and golf for Shattuck High School. Also liked to collect trading cards. Cosner was a driller and derrick hand.

•Steve Phillips, 67, of Choctaw. The retired Oklahoma City firefighter was a motocross racer. Enjoyed bass fishing.

•Mitch Reinschmidt III, 53, of Weatherford. He played baseball at Custer City High School.

•James Streeter, 101, of Bethany. Made money as a young boy by caddying at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. An Army veteran who drew maps for bombing runs in Germany and Japan during World War II.