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Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Ralph Enix: E520

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  Ralph Enix:  May 2, 1910 - April 5, 2002
  It is not how long we live that counts, but what we do with the time we have.  We know that the things that we accumulate for ourselves will die with us, but the things we do for others and our community, giving of ourselves, will live forever.  Ralph Enix, June, 1974 in a speech to Kingfisher Rotary Club.
  Ralph Enix, 91, retired Kingfisher pharmacist and longtime community leader and leader in the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association, died Friday, April 5, 2002.
  Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Kingfisher with Rev. Bruce Brotherton officiating.

Burial followed at the Kingfisher Cemetery.

  Enix operated Enix Drug in Kingfisher for almost 40 years and continued to serve his community and the pharmaceutical industry for many years after retiring.
  He was president of the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association in 1975, served as president of the OU School of Pharmacy Alumni Association, and was named to the Oklahoma Pharmacy Hall of Fame in 1990.
  One of the highlights of his later years came in leading the effort to establish the Oklahoma Pharmacy Museum at Guthrie, which is a repository of historical artifacts and memorabilia connected to the pharmaceutical profession during the early years of Oklahoma's history.  He was instrumental in recreating a turn-of-the-century drug store.
  Born May 2, 1910, on a farm north of Hennessey to Cecil and Bertha Lewis Enix, he attended grade school at Buffalo District No. 5, a one-room school, and graduated from Hennessey High School in 1928.
  He graduated from the OU School of Pharmacy in 1936, working his way through school.  He moved to Kingfisher in the late 1930s where he purchased Wickmiller Drug, established by one of Kingfisher's pioneer pharmacists.

Years later he changed the name to Ralph Enix Drug.

  He was an active community and youth booster throughout his career, establishing awards for youth throughout the county.  He was an honorary member of the Kingfisher County 4-H Club and Kingfisher, Okarche, Cashion, Dover and Lomega Future Farmers of America chapters.  He also was named as an Honorary State FFA member in 1946.
  He served as a member of the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce, the Kingfisher County Development Foundation, the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.
  He also was active in the Kingfisher Education Foundation and Meals on Wheels.
  He was a life member and former board member of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma chapter of the American Heart Association and a former member of the Narcotics and Drug Abuse Council of Oklahoma.
  He also was chairman of the board of directors of the Peoples National Bank Financial Corp.
  He married Thelma Irene Turbyfill.
  Other awards include:  president of OU School of Pharmacy student body two years, Pharmacy Practitioner of the Year (Ralph David Bienfong Award) 1977, president and member of board of directors of Dr. John R. Taylor Student Loan Memorial, Inc., 1969-70, Citation for Outstanding Community Service by American Druggist Magazine (21 such awards in U.S.) in 1947, Mercke Sharpe and Dohme Award (for unusual efforts by pharmacists resulting in the betterment of society) in 1970, Southwestern School of Pharmacy Special Recognition Award in 1976 for service to the profession and to the school, Kingfisher Citizen of the Year in 1984 and Award of Special Merit from the Oklahoma Heritage Association in recognition of research and writing historical articles for the Oklahoma Pharmacist in 1981.
  Although it was not something he talked about, he assisted a number of local residents in attending medical, dental and pharmacy schools and attaining other higher education degrees.
  He also was a member of the First United Methodist Church, serving as a member of the church's building committee and church board.
  Survivors include:  one brother, Homer Enix of Midwest City;  three grandchildren, Steve Sanders and wife Vicki of Kingfisher, Brenda Sanders

of Afton, and Lisa Thomas and husband Gary of Edmond; seven great-grand- children, Jamie Coon and husband Brad of Snyder, Joy Sanders of Kingfisher, Sean Allison and wife Sherry of Tulsa, Kari Allison of Norman, and Colin, Caleb and Cailee Thomas, all of Edmond; four great-great-grandchildren, Braeden and Bryce Coon of Snyder and Justin and Cheyenne Allison of Tulsa, and longtime friend, Frances Henderson of Kingfisher.

  He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma, in 1961;  a daughter, Nina

Sanders; one son-in-law, Max Sanders; three brothers, Cecil of Hennessey, Jimmy of Stillwater and Lee of Hennessey; one sister, Hettie Black of Eldon, Mo., and two great-granddaughters, Melinda and Melisa Sanders.

  The family recommended memorials to the Kingfisher Community Trust, the

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or the charity of one's choice.

Distinguished Alumni Award

Ralph T. Enix

Distinguished Alumni Award Ralph D. Bienfang Outstanding Practitioner Award

Ralph Enix is a 1928 graduate of Hennessey High School and of The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 1936. He has been active professionally throughout his career, serving as a member of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, the Oklahoma Narcotics and Drug Abuse Council, and as president of the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association (1976-77). He has been a member of the latter organization since 1934. Since 1960 he has been a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, and has been a lifetime member of that board for ten years. Additionally, he served on the board of directors of Peoples National Bank for sixteen years, and was chairman of the board of Peoples Financial Corporation for 5 years. Ralph was the primary leader in the statewide effort to compile pharmacy artifacts and memorabilia, and to provide inspiration to state pharmacists for purposes of establishing the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum in Guthrie. He visited 75 counties in the state during 1977 raising a total of $360,000 in cash and pledges toward long-term financing for the Oklahoma Pharmacy Heritage Foundation. The original goal was $100,000, which has now been extended to an eventual goal of a half million dollar endowment fund to preserve Oklahoma Pharmacy Heritage.

Included among the numerous local, state, and national awards for his contributions to society, community, and profession are:

Community Service Award by American Druggist in 1947, Prince of Druggists by Oklahoma Drug Travelers Association, 1950, Outstanding Service to Pharmacy from The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy Alumni Association, 1953, Service to Society Award at NARD from Merck, Sharpe and Dohme, 1970 Special Recognition Award from SWOSU School of Pharmacy in 1972, The Bowl of Hygeia by Ayerst Laboratories, 1976, Citizen of the Year, Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce, 1984, Pharmacy Heritage Hall of Fame, 1990, and Hennessey High School Hall of Fame, 1998. Ralph was recognized in 1988 for "fifty years of outstanding service" by both the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association and the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy. He served his community from the pharmacy he owned in downtown Kingfisher for forty years. A Certificate of Commendation was presented to him in 1981 by the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy for his role in establishing the Oklahoma Heritage Foundation.

A strong advocate of community service, he has established a trust fund within the Kingfisher Community Trust that annually awards scholarships to four graduating seniors from county high schools. Income from this trust also provides income to the Educational Foundation Meals of Wheels, and other selected community projects. At the College of Pharmacy, he was a member of Kappa Psi fraternity. He was married to Thelma Irene Turbyfill who died in 1961; his daughter, Nina Lee Enix Sanders died in 1988.

1. ↑ Letter to Darrell Warner from Bruce Logan, e-mail blogan@@falcon1.net 2234 Concord Dr., Wheelersburg, OH 45694.

   Date of Import: Sep 29, 2003

2. ↑ Ralph Enix.
3. ↑ Letter to Darrell Warner from Bruce Logan, e-mail blogan@@falcon1.net 2234 Concord Dr., Wheelersburg, OH 45694.

   Date of Import: Sep 29, 2003

4. ↑ Letter to Darrell Warner from Bruce Logan, e-mail blogan@@falcon1.net 2234 Concord Dr., Wheelersburg, OH 45694.

   Date of Import: Sep 29, 2003