Jan 31, 2021
John Cole Jr. and his wife, Barbara, celebrated the WWII veteranâs centennial birthday Saturday.Jeff Elkins / The Transcript
NORMAN â Over the last week, John Cole, Jr. has received well over 100 cards from family, friends, former service members, local politicians and even Lincoln Riley, all wishing him a happy centennial birthday.
The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel sat outside Saturday as Oklahomans rode by his house in a drive-by parade as part of the celebration his birthday.
Through church at First Baptist Church Norman, his time in the military, his early years in Arkansas and his time at OU, John has built many relationships in his 100 years of life.
NORMAN, Okla. (Tribune News Service) Over the last week,
John Cole Jr. has received well over 100 cards from family, friends, former service members, local politicians and even Oklahoma Sooners football coach
Lincoln Riley, all wishing him a happy centennial birthday. The retired
Air Force lieutenant colonel sat outside Saturday as Oklahomans rode by his house in a drive-by parade as part of the celebration his birthday. Through church at
First Baptist Church Norman, his time in the military, his early years in
Arkansas and his time at the University of Oklahoma, Cole has built many relationships in his 100 years of life.