Sauk Prairie High School - Eagle Echo Yearbook (Prairie Du Sac, WI)

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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO : LA VERNE G. STUCKEY In the 38 yean that La Verne Stuckey has been teaching, he has seen to it that the foundation has been laid in the youth that have passed through his classroom to the best of his ability. Mr. Stuckey is a man of great dedication and hard work. Because of the time and effort he has devoted to youth and Agricultural Education he has built up one of the largest and best FFA Chapters in the state of Wisconsin. He has spent endless hours working beyond what is expected of him as a teacher. You can often find him working in his little office in the evening and on Saturday afternoons. And tf he isn t there, there is a good possibility that he is on the road somewhere between here and there, going to or coming from a Judging Contest, a speaking contest, a Convention, a workshop, a meeting or a students farm for a home visit. Mr. Stuckey was bom in Wauzeka, Wisconsin where he grew up with his two older and two younger brothers. He lived on the family farm until his dad sold it after his mother passed away when Mr. Stuckey was only 6 years old. His dad took a Job in town and moved the five boys with him. There he tackled the job of raising the boys on his own for he never remarried. In his High Scool years Mr. Stuckey worked on his two uncles farms on Saturday afternoons and during the summer. He also played on his High School Varsity Basketball team for three years and the Varsity Baseball team for four years. After High School he joined the U.S. Navy and served for 2 and a half years. Of that 2 and a half years he spent 21 months in the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S Appalachian. After that he became a Gunner's Mate Second Class which is equivalent to a Staff Sergent in the Army. He was discharged May IS, 1946 and on June 3, 1946 he started Summer School at UW Platteville. He went to school on the Gl Bill of Rights and in 3 years with double summer sessions each year he graduated in June of 1949 with a Major Degree in Agriculture Education, a Minor Degree in Biological Science and 1 credit away from being a Chemistry Teacher. On July 1 of 1949 he started teaching Agriculture at Cashton High School and on August 16, 1949 he married Jeanne. After 15 and a half years of teaching at Cashton Mr. Stuckey decided to move on to bigger and better opperluni ies. Within two weeks he quit his job at Cashton, bought a home in Sauk Prairie and started teaching Agriculture here at Sauk Prairie on January 25, 1965. Here he will conclude 22 and a half years on June 30, 1987. In his 38 years of teaching Mr. Stuckey has not missed one day of school, and he has also attended all but 3 or 4 boys and girls home basketball games where he ran the clock. This is great dedication. During the summer Air. Stuckey works just as hard as he does during the school year. He travels throughout Wisconsin attending the Sauk. Dane. Columbia and Lodi County Fairs as well as the Wise. State Fair. He also attends the State FFA convention in June at Greenlake and every year in November, he takes a bunch of kids to the National FFA convention at Kansas City, Missouri. When Mr. Stuckey retires he plans to travel with his wife, spend more time golfing with Mr. Ban non and enhancing his skills at hunting and fishing. There is no real conclusion to this speech. Mr Stuckey isn't leaving us to go and live on the other side of the world. He will be here nearby, and his affiliation with Sauk Prairie High School will not end with his teaching career, and his mark upon the Agriculture Department will be forever lasting. We would like to thank Nichelle Holland for all the research she did for this speech, which she gave at the FFA Banquet. Good Luck on your new adventures. We will miss you!! 2

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