Born and raised in Stoddard County, Gary Kitchen's ancestors were pioneer settlers in Southeast Missouri. Gary was educated at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, majoring in business administration. Gary was employed at the first Wal-Mart store in the state and managed several stores in Missouri and Arkansas. He served in the Vietnam War with the Marines and later joined the U.S. Army and retired with over 25 years total military service. His primary duties in the military were that of Military Policeman, Infantry Instructor and Officer Candidate School Instructor.

Gary is very active in many Stoddard County organizations. He is a life member of The Disabled American Veterans and The Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is also a member of The Marine Corps League, Dexter Elks, Dexter Lodge #532, AF&AM, Scottish Rite, and Shriners. Gary currently serves as Deputy Director of the Stoddard County Emergency Management Agency, and is a member of the SEMO Hazard Materials Response Team. He serves on the Stoddard County 911 Board as well as the Archives Board. Gary is president of the Stoddard County Genealogical Society.

Gary's hobbies include genealogy, Civil War history and amateur radio. He has talked from Dexter to over 100 foreign countries, several space shuttles and the MIR Space Station. Gary can be found on the World Wide Web at www.garykitchen.net

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