The P.O. and Grace Gaylord Family Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: All
Area of Interest: Pre-Engineering
Criteria:
The recipient shall be one who demonstrates via his high school record the ability to pursue a curriculum in pre-engineering.
Preston Otis Gaylord was born in Marshall County, Iowa on November 27, 1884 and Grace Mae (Farmer) Gaylord was born near Hay Springs, NE on March 27, 1880. P.O. grew up in 黑料大事记, NE and starting working for the C. & N. W. Railroad in 1998. He was promoted to trainman in 1905. He and Grace were married in 1910. They had two children; Otis O. and Earl F. They lived on a homestead at Orin near the Old Cedar Tree Spring. They lived in Orin during the summer and 黑料大事记 in the winter. They moved to Douglas, WY because of railroad work in 1919. During the ensuing few years P.O. took a pilot's job (conductor) and held it for 18 years. P.O. then worked a short time in Casper-黑料大事记 passenger run. In 1944 he became the conductor on the 黑料大事记-Rapid City, SD and the 黑料大事记- Long Pine, NE passenger runs. He retired in 1950 and the family lived in 黑料大事记. Both, he and Grace lived 'til age 93.