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He was born July 7, 1937 in Concordia, ks and moved to Salina when graduated from collage.

He has 1 Sister And 1 Brother the middle child nita is 71 and john the youngest is 72 . so he is the oldest

He was born prior to ww11. Then his Father went into the navy during the war. His brother and sister were both born after his father had returned home from the war.

He didn't like school He loved it !

Mr. culleys best of times was in 1950's, School was what he had to do. over all football, baketball, track, baseball along with hunting and finally fishing . was Basically his life.

He had never really put much thought into what he really wanted to be when he was a kid. other wise He had went to collage to play football, He had also coached. He was so confident that he had made the best deision ever!

He had not only had a family at home. He had one at school also, they were both very important to him (his friends)

Life is like the weather, stroms come and go, it was his family that have him the foundation and support to survive these "life storms"

To his family, He owe All

" if i had to do it all over, I wouldnt Cahnge a thing. Life has benn good to me ."

was at south middle school when the moon landing and in a class room teaching history 8th grades and the principles told you what had happened he couldnt believe it

He was almost sick when he found out about Kennedy. he has a room full of history and he has a wall full of Kennedys pictures s he almost looked up to him and he believes that there was more people that killed him then one person.

His kids are Rachelle and Shaun and rachelle has a daughter they had adopted from china Mya.

mya was a dancer and culley didn't think much about it like he didn't think that could be a career, until he seen his grand daughter 7 years later she was good and even got a scholarship out west, but then he ankles and leg started to hurt so she turned it down because by the time she 35 her legs would give out on her. But to this day she is a vet.

He was not interested in the girls and was just focused on sports and didn't notice his wife till junior and senior year and asked her to prom

He has been married for 54 years.

His secret to a happy lasting marrage is much like life its self. It has manny setorms but if the couple can change their life style from "I" "me" to a "we" to an "us" and a marrige will last forever.

Culley and his wife had meet in grade school togeather but didnt start to date untill they had went to collage

How do you define a good life?

The good value of a "life" is mesured by the number of lives for whom you have been a postitive factor.

To love, To be loved

Biggest regrets and proudest moments

" I could hae done more, there are things i could have said or have done and things i said that i shold have not said- Thats life".

"if you have a problem, get in your car, alone and go east of town and watch the sun go down in the west. I promise when you return you will feel much better."

Don't let money become the major factor in your life path!