Don Enoch

Don Enoch
61st Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
In office 1969–1970
Preceded by	William D. Anderson, Jr.
Succeeded by	A. Price Woodard, Jr.
Personal details
Born	June 22, 1916(1916-06-22) Neosho, Missouri
Died	June 24, 2010(2010-06-24) (aged 94)
Spouse(s)	Margery Trively
Residence	Wichita, Kansas
Profession	Businessman, politician

Donald Kirk Enoch (June 22, 1916 – June 24, 2010) was an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, from 1969 until 1970.^[1] Enoch also served as Wichita's City Commissioner for three separate terms: (1967-1968, 1968-1969, 1970-1971).^[2] He is credited as one of the key people who established the Wichita River Festival.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Enoch was born on June 22, 1916, in Neosho, Missouri.^[1] He moved to Wichita with his family when he was an elementary school student.^[1] Enoch graduated from Wichita North High School.^[1] He received a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Wichita (now called Wichita State University), graduating magna cum laude.^[1]

Enoch began his career as a band director at Atwood High School during the late 1930s.^[1] The school's band won Kansas and national awards.^[1] Enoch left his teaching position to enlist in the United States Army Air Corps at the beginning of World War II.^[1] He worked as an aircraft instructor and test pilot in the Air Corps during the war.^[1]

He left the Army Air Corp following the end of World War II. Enoch moved back to Wichita and acquired the Wichita Brush Company, his family's business.^[1] The company, which would later be renamed the Wichita Brush and Chemical Company, became a maintenance and cleaning supply business under Enoch.^[1] By the 1960s, Enoch had all of his company's chemicals into biodegradable products, including the cleaning solutions, soaps and waxes.^[1]

Politics

Enoch was first elected to the Wichita City Commission in 1967.^[1] Enoch soon developed an idea to hold a parade and festival along the city's Arkansas River waterfront to celebrate Wichita's centennial.^[1] Enoch, who became Wichita's 61st mayor in 1969, oversaw the Centennial of Progress Pageant, which evolved into the annual Wichita River Festival.^[1] Enoch envisioned the Wichita River Festival as a vehicle for potential urban renewal and economic growth for the city.^[1]

Don Enoch died on June 24, 2010, two days after his 94th birthday. He was survived by his wife of 54 years, Margery Trively; three sons - Craig T. Enoch, a retired Texas Supreme Court justice, Dr. Rolland Enoch and Mark Enoch and one daughter - Dawn Moore; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} Laviana, Hurst (2010-06-27). "Former Wichita Mayor Don Enoch remembered for vision, integrity". Wichita Eagle. http://www.kansas.com/2010/06/26/1379140/former-wichita-mayor-don-enoch.html. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
2. ^ "Previous Wichita Mayors 1950-1989". City of Wichita, Kansas. http://www.wichita.gov/Government/CityCouncil/Mayor/PreviousMayors/1950-1989.htm#DKEnoch. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 

External links

• City of Wichita: List of Former Mayors 1950-1989

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Name	Enoch, Don
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Date of birth	June 22, 1916
Place of birth	Neosho, Missouri
Date of death	June 24, 2010
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