Jerry Duane Bupp, 68, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2003. Born on Aug. 3, 1934 in Wichita; he was the son of Ernest and Alpha King Bupp. He attended Longfellow Elementary and Hamilton Junior High. In high school, he played on the American Legion State and Regional Championship baseball team. He graduated from East High School in 1952. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Wichita State University in Physical Education. His passion was sports. He coached football, baseball, basketball, track and wrestling. His professional coaching career began during college when he coached the Wichita State University Baseball Team in 1957. He also coached American Legion baseball teams for three years. He served as a coach and teacher at Robinson, Truesdell and Hadley Junior High Schools; and at West High School, where they were State Football Champions three consecutive years in the mid1960s. Even though he switched professions and was a Pharmaceutical Representative for the past 36 years, he always considered himself to be a "Coach" selling drugs!! As a pharmaceutical representative, he achieved Parke Davis's "Salesman of the Year" three consecutive years. His love of coaching continued and he volunteered his time in the1970s as a coach for Little League Baseball and for the "Mustangs" football team in the Greater Wichita Junior Football Little League. In 1981, he returned to high school football and was a volunteer coach for Kapaun Mount Carmel. His coaching career spanned his lifetime whether he was coaching sports or coaching kids on life, he always had a great time! (Wichita Eagle, March 28, 2003)

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