COTANT, DOUGLAS A. FAMILY

By Douglas A. Cotant

Family Histories • Entry F89

The Doug Cotant Family. July 4, 1987. L-R Teresa 9, Mary, Christina 2, Doug, Stephanie 6 aned Denise 4. Not pictured - Patrick — The Doug Cotant Family. July 4, 1987. L-R Teresa 9, Mary, Christina 2, Doug, Stephanie 6 aned Denise 4. Not pictured – Patrick

I am the son of Elva and the late Harvey Cotant and was born in the Sandhills of Nebraska in Cherry County. I was born

1943 at my parents home (known as the Dave Sullivan Ranch), seventeen miles northwest of Mullen. I attended all thirteen years of my schooling at Mullen, NE. I graduated from Mullen High School May 17, 1961. My High School Letter Awards were: Footbal 1959 & 1960; Basketball 1960-1961; Track 1961.

I worked for Elsie Roth and Foster An-drews at the Roth Ranch north of Mullen, during the summers and weekends while attending high school.

After graduation I worked for Tom Roseb-erry, Sr., at the Pullman Cattle Company, north of Whitman, from June 1961 to November 1962, and then went to Montana, where I had two older brothers, Willis and Garry, working. I worked for the Winnecook Ranch until November 1963.

I enlisted in the U.S. Army December 18, 1963 at Butte, Montana. I was stationed for Basic Training at Fort Ord, California, finishing in March 1964 and attennded an Administration School until May 1964. I was sent overseas and landed in Bangkok, Thai-land on May 22, 1964. I was stationed 175 miles north of Bangkok at Khorat working in the 31st Field Hospital, until June 1965. I was sent to Heidlberg, Germany and worked at the 130th Station Hospital, until I was discharged December 17, 1966. i arrived back in the States in May 1967.

I worked for Owen Moran doing carpenter work until November 1967, then moved to Grand Island and worked at the Army Ammunition Plant for 25 months. I attended Grand Island School of Business for 9 months, graduating May 29, 1969. I enrolled at Central Nebraska Technical College in Hastings in September 1969 and graduated May 28, 1971 with Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Data Processing and Business Administration.

After graduation I worked in Hastings until May 1973, then moved back to Grand Island and worked taking care of my personal investments and also worked for the Omaha World Herald Distributor for 16 months, during which time I met my wife.

On July 14, 1977, I married Mary Irene (Wetherilt) McClure at Minden, Nebraska. Mary has a boy, Patrick James Todd McClure, born 1972, by a former marriage. Mary and I have 4 girls: Teresa Elizabeth born 1978 – Stephan-ie Lea born 1981 – Denise Michelle born 1983 – Christina Louise born 1985.

Mary Irene Wetherilt was born

1949 and grew up in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in May 1967. Mary is a professional seamstress. She has been self-employed and worked for several clothing stores in Grand Island in the last 20 years.

We moved to Kearney, Nebraska in Febru-ary 1986 and keeping busy raising our children and loving it.