DrO (Pirkle) Olmstead

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Biography

DrO is the 39th Great Granddaughter of Henry, King of England.

DrO is the 38th Great Granddaughter of Empress Maud, Lady of the English.

Descendant of PGM migrant Myles Standish.

Born during Hurricane Donna in 1960^[1], Phyllis was reared on a Pine Valley Dairy II, a dairy farm on the County Line Road and Interstate-4 between Plant City and Lakeland, Florida, USA.^[2]

Attended Saint Joseph's Catholic School (1-8 except 3rd), 3rd grade at Winston Elementary.

She attended 9th grade at Kathleen Junior High School. While there she attended college classes at Polk Junior College in Winter Haven^[3].

She graduated in the top 20 of Kathleen High School attended advanced academic classes with agriculture programming and DECA work study^[4][5].

She obtained an AA at Hillsborough Community College, Plant City Campus, BSA ABNRE (Agribusines and Natural Resources Education) at University of Florida, MEd at University of Central Florida in Vocational Adminstration, as well as a EdD in Curriculum and Instruction Distance Education UCF.

Phyllis Melody Pirkle wed Jeffery Wayne Olmstead 1 Aug 1983 in Orlando, FL by a Notary Public.^[6] On 24 Nov 1983, they held a religious wedding ceremony in their home with family friends in a rural area of Highlands County, Florida, USA near the city of Lake Placid.^[7]

2015 08 01--I awoke thinking of our elopement in 1983 on this date. It was our secret. We had a wedding the following Thanksgiving Day with family. No one knew. We eloped while I was at an education convention in Orlando, FL at the Sheraton Twin Towers, halfway between his job in Gainesville, FL at Publix and my new job teaching agriculture in Lake Placid, FL, with his kids in tow. I had just graduated from the University of Florida College of Agriculture with a bachelor's degree in Agriculture and Extension Education and he said we would wed when I had a contract. A notary public married us then and preacher wed us later. No photos for the day, but great memories.

Taught agriculture and was an FFA Advisor at Lake Placid High School in Highlands County, FL and at Westridge Middle School in Orange County, FL^[8]. Math and English at Conway Middle School in Orange County. All grades and subjects in Hospital/Homebound for Orange County Public Schools^[9].

She worked in education most of her career, but also in many other areas. She owned two publishing companies. ROC EdTech with colleagues at Nova Southeastern University. Olmstead Publishing LLC was her own.^[10]

In Oct 2005, they opened a The UPS Store in Apopka, FL, just prior to Jeffery's death the following February. They joined the Chamber of Commerce Valentine's Day prior and DrO became an integral part of the Apopka community, including being an ambassador for seven years.

Service

She joined and was on boards of many organizations, including the Womans Club, SERTOMA, and the Apopka Historical Society.

Service Heroes

She researched, funded, and developed a program to honor the soldiers, fire, and police personnel who died in service from the community. She was proud of honoring the heroes of who sacrificed their lives. She hopes that other communities repeat this model to teach children and adults about these selfless souls.

Great media coverage was held including radio, television, and newspaper. The heroes were well honored.

• 'We can't forget the sacrifices' Apopka streets to honor fallen soldiers, Steven Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep 2020, B1-B2^[11]

Service Heroes, Apopka, Orange, Florida, USA

Jason Bosley Dwelley, PO2 Street Dedication Sign

State Historic Marker

Mother's Name

Paternal Buckler family originated with the shipwreck of the Baltimore resulting in the death of Andrew Buckler and the marooning of his wife by the prisoners they were delivering to the USA. Their son, Steven, eventually immigrated to America. ^[12]

Maternal Schuhmacher family maternal

Father's Name

Paternal Pirkle family from LA, Lower Alabama.

Maternal Willis family from LA, also.

Sources

1. ↑ Who's Who in the South and Southwest(R) (Marquis(TM)). 25th edition, 1997-98. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1997. (WhoSSW 25)
2. ↑ Birth Certificate South FL Baptist Hospital Div of Vital Stats
3. ↑ KJHS Yearbook 1974
4. ↑ Birth date: abt 1961 Birth place: Residence date: 1977 Residence place: Lakeland, Florida. US School Yearbooks
5. ↑ KHS Yearbooks 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
6. ↑ Marriage date: 1 Aug 1983 Marriage place: Alachua, Florida Marriage Collection
7. ↑ Personal recall, see wedding photo
8. ↑ National FFA Magazine article, OCPS.Net Newsletters
9. ↑ OCPS.Net Newsletters
10. ↑ [www.OlmsteadPublishing.com| www.OlmsteadPublishing.com] and [www.facebook.com/OlmsteadPublishing on Facebook].
11. ↑ [1], Orlando Sentinel, SHudak
12. ↑ " Original Minutes of His Majesty's Council at Annapolis Royal, 1720-1739, 1736-1749,; Copies of letters from the d'Entremont Collection; "Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia" by H. D'Entremont, 1935.

• First-hand information. Entered by Phyllis Melody Pirkle Olmstead, EdD .