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Kim Stephens

2023

After graduation in 1968, I enrolled at Idaho State University. I joined Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, and made a lot of close friends.

In August of 1970 during summer break I went rabbit hunting with Steve Russell's three brothers- Kevin, Mike and Neal. My pistol fell out of my holster, and went off.The bullet went through my liver and kidney, and stopped behind my heart.

Drs. Packer and Whithers operated on me for about 4 1/2 hours. They left the bullet where it was behind my heart.

I made it back to school in September of that year.

After numbers were drawn for the draft, I dropped my school deferment, but they never called my number.

I met a young lady named Leslie Anderson from Snake River in 1971, and we were married in February of 1972. We have one child, a daughter named Hilary, born in 1978. She and her husband are in the process of moving to Michigan right now in 2023.

I worked with my dad at Stephens Cleaners, until we decided to close it in 1974 after almost 50 years in business.

I went to work for Spudnik Equipment, then worked construction, and various other jobs, and even worked for a finance company. In 1978 I started working at Basic American Foods, pushing a broom.

I worked different positions, until I got into Maintenance. I went back to college when I was 40 years old, working 7 day rotating shift work and full-time college.

I was offered a job in Purchasing with Basic American, and from there I was made Corporate Procurement Manager, Indirect Materials and Services for all 5 of their plants.

I was downsized from Basic in 2003 after 25 years. I went to a growing company called Premier Technology running their purchasing department and the coatings department. They fabricate machinery for the DOE, the DOD and the food industry.

I retired in 2012, and Leslie retired a couple of years later. She enjoys quilting, counted cross stitch, working in her garden and flowers, while I am there for vehicle maintenance and lawn care.

Leslie and I were lucky enough to take a trip to Scotland and Ireland in 2013, where we met and visited with members of my mother's family in Northern Ireland. We were able to see where my mother and my grandparents were born and lived before they came to the U.S.

We live near Snake River High School, on property we obtained from Leslie's family.

We work in the Pocatello Temple on Friday mornings and spend a lot of time with friends riding side x sides around our beautiful state. I have been involved in the Bingham County Historical Society, where I was curator of the Bingham County Museum, and currently I am President Elect of the society.

Leslie thinks it gives me something to do. I used to golf 2 or 3 times a week until I had 3 back surgeries and fusions and had my neck fused. Since then, I haven't tried to golf.

It's been an interesting 55 years. I was diagnosed with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) in 2003; besides the gunshot and back and neck surgeries, I have had a stroke, pulmonary embolisms and been run off the interstate on my motorcycle and shattered my leg. I just got finished with 6 weeks of radiation treatments for Prostate Cancer, and the doctor figures I could last another 15 years. It's tough getting old, but you have to keep on keeping on!

Kim Stephens

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