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Sid Stockdale '73

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Biography
After graduating from South Kent in 1973, Sid Stockdale attended Colorado College, where he majored in history, played four years of Division 3 football, and met his future wife, Nan. Following college, Sid taught, served as history department chair, and coached at independent schools in Colorado, California, and New Mexico. In 1991, Sid received a Master’s Degree from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM. He retired from teaching in 2017 and now enjoys reading, skiing, biking, and traveling. Sid’s brothers Stanford (1979) and Taylor (1981) also attended South Kent School. Nan and Sid have two daughters, Minda and Sarah. Connection to South Kent: "When I arrived at South Kent as a Third Former in 1969, my father had been a POW in Vietnam for four years, and my mother founded and was leading The National League of Families of POWs and Missing in Southeast Asia. The war ended, and the POWs were released when I was a Sixth Former in February 1973. I will always be grateful for the support and encouragement the faculty community at South Kent School provided me during those years."

Biography

After graduating from South Kent in 1973, Sid Stockdale attended Colorado College, where he majored in history, played four years of Division 3 football, and met his future wife, Nan. Following college, Sid taught, served as history department chair, and coached at independent schools in Colorado, California, and New Mexico. In 1991, Sid received a Master’s Degree from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM. He retired from teaching in 2017 and now enjoys reading, skiing, biking, and traveling.

Sid’s brothers Stanford (1979) and Taylor (1981) also attended South Kent School. Nan and Sid have two daughters, Minda and Sarah.

Connection to South Kent:
"When I arrived at South Kent as a Third Former in 1969, my father had been a POW in Vietnam for four years, and my mother founded and was leading The National League of Families of POWs and Missing in Southeast Asia. The war ended, and the POWs were released when I was a Sixth Former in February 1973. I will always be grateful for the support and encouragement the faculty community at South Kent School provided me during those years."

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