Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Pat Vivian
Band 50-54; Wrestling 50-52; Class Assemblies 50-54.
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Edward James Vivan was born May 21, 1936, at Oklahoma City and attended grade school in Oklahoma City and Perry. He is the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Vivian, 1303 Boundary street. He participated in band, 1949-54 and was a wrestler while attending Perry high school. Edward James plans to attend college at the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Edward James “Pat” Vivian
May 21, 1936 – June 22, 1954
Edward James (Pat) Vivian, 18-year-old Perry boy, died Tuesday, June 22, in a head-on-automobile collision north of Perry on U.S. highway 77. Lloyd Russell Bowman, 49, Oklahoma City, also was a victim in the accident.
Born May 21, 1936, in Oklahoma City, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Vivian. He spent most of his life in Perry graduating last month from Perry high school, where he was a member of the band and participated in wrestling. He attended grade school in Oklahoma City and junior and senior high in Perry.
Survivors include his parents, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ed J. Coyle of 1100 Elm street.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the First Presbyterian church. The services will be in charge of Rev. J. Mrazel, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Newkirk, assisted by Rev. John A. Westin, Presbyterian pastor at Independence, Kan., formerly of Perry. Burial will be in Grace Hill cemetery.