J. Carl Fox

Although listed as missing, I really was not lost at all. Unlike most of my classmates, I was slow to find my way. I married at 20 and began classes at BYU in 1962 where I earned both B.S. and M.S degrees. My little family then moved to Bozeman, MT, in 1970 where I completed a Ph.D. degree in Veterinary Science in 1975. From there we went to Urbana, IL, to do post-doctoral studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois. In 1978 I took an assistant professor position with the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. I taught Veterinary Parasitology, supervised parasitiology diagnostic services and conducted various research studies. I retired in 2005 to spend more time with my wife who passed away in 2008. On December 15, 2010 I married Patricia Granados and we were sealed in the Oklahoma City Temple in December 2013. We are living very happily in Stillwater, OK, and I now have a second family with 4 children living at home--the youngest is 8. A fifth returned from a mission in December 2013. I am too busy to grow old!!

I loved Provo as a youth, but I have also loved Oklahoma. Now I am more of a Cowboy than a Cougar: please forgive me for loving OSU more than BYU. After all, I have been hiding here for the last 32 years.

My children live in Tulsa, Provo and Houston and they are all very successful. My 2 boys have given me 6 granddaughters.

I became fully active in the Church at age 20 and then married my wife in the Idaho Falls Temple; I have been a faithful member of the Church since. Although I have served in 5 bishoprics and 1 branch presidency, I have never been a Bishop. I presently serve as an ordinance worker in the Oklahoma City Temple.

I have thought of many of you over the years, and each time I come to Provo I wonder who of my classmates are still in the area. I have never spoken to any of you since graduation in 1960. I look forward to seeing some of you in Provo in July.

I have two high school related stories that may be of interest. The first involved my car that I had altered to be very loud. One day after school I was parked in the driveway at the front entrance of the building revving my pipes (showing off for the girls) when the engine blew spewing oil and scattering broken parts onto the asphalt. It was extremely embarrassing, and more so when I had to tow the car away and clean up the mess I created.

The other memorable occasion occurred when I was wrestling in a 3-way meet held at Orem High School. As I tussled with my opponent he inadvertently pulled my tights down exposing my "rear end" to the large crowd seated in the gymnasium bleachers. The referee kindly stopped the match and while the crowd laughed I stood and pull up and fastened my tights. Needless to say, I was later the "butt" of many jokes. To make things worse I also lost the match.