KENNETH ALLEN DYESS, 61, passed away March 1, 2009. He was born November 11, 1947 in Texas City, Texas. He is survived by his daughter, McKensi Dyess, sister, Syble Moody, & granddaughter, Katy. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, March 6, 2009 at 12:30 P.M. at Forest Park East Funeral Home in Webster, Texas.
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Studied as an undergraduate at Howard Paine University in Brownsville. He did graduate work at both Tarleton University and the University of Houston, Clear Lake.
He has performed as King Arthur in "Camelot", Sir Harry in "Once Upon a Mattress", Lone Star Theater as Buffalo Bill in "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Lone Star", Marletta's Dinner Theater in "Not Now Darling", Theater Under The Stars in "Scrooge", "The Sound of Music" and "Gone With The Wind", Dean Goss Dinner Theater, and various other roles in theaters throughout Texas. He is also a charter member of the acting company of the Granbury Opera House in Granbury, Texas.
Hobbies included acting and piloting. He always loved animals. There are dogs and cats in many of his pictures!
He was married to Mary Colleen Mcmahon for many years and had one child, Mckensi Marie Dyess born in 1988. His parents were James Therman Dyess and Dovie Jewel Myrick.
We all remember him as a big, kind bear of a man with a huge voice. He was usually standing in the back of the auditorium asking why we could hear him, but he could not hear us! He built sets like no other high school ever had and made sure we learned to saw, paint, and plan so we could do it too. He was just amazing and because of him, we all have a great love of theater!!
He touched so many hearts!!
Theater teacher at:
Sharpstown Jr. High (6 years, may or may not be theater based)
Dulles HS in Stafford, Texas 1978-1986
Alief Elsik HS in Houston, Texas from 1986-1996
Olympic HS in Charlotte, North Carolina 2000-2005
Favorite Dyess Quotes...
"Now get in your corners and come out acting!"
"If you're going to screw up, screw up BIG!"
"Coffee Clutch"
"Out the Wazoo"
"Get on the boards"
Paula Crino Smith said: "Worked with him at Dulles, hired him at Elsik...spent 20 years with him. He called me "Runt woman..." and
"runt woman...fix that mess up there. We don't do high school theatre... We do theatre in high school"
"*Sigh*....These two nutballs decided to tie the knot?"
"STOP TALKING TO THE WALLS!! THEY DON'T CARE!!"
"If you forget your lines tap dance, sing showtunes, get naked, just do something interesting"
"If you don't know downstage from upstage....GET OFF THE STAGE"!!!
Vicki Gedosch Robison said: For me.... its "Vicki, the staple gun goes into the wood, not your leg, stick to singing!!!" Just makes me laugh!!!
When he used to call Princess Leia "Princess Honeybuns".
David Barker said: "Barker...it's a first!! I have never had anyone with an average of 7 for a grade. Good thing you can spell your name."
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Niena Jones St Clair said: We were like the island of misfit toys, Dyess gave us all a hassle free place to hang out. I never thought of theatre as class, it was escape for me. Those who knew me at the time can tell you, I needed escape. He was remarkable to say the least.
*****
Studied as an undergraduate at Howard Paine University in Brownsville. He did graduate work at both Tarleton University and the University of Houston, Clear Lake.
He has performed as King Arthur in "Camelot", Sir Harry in "Once Upon a Mattress", Lone Star Theater as Buffalo Bill in "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Lone Star", Marletta's Dinner Theater in "Not Now Darling", Theater Under The Stars in "Scrooge", "The Sound of Music" and "Gone With The Wind", Dean Goss Dinner Theater, and various other roles in theaters throughout Texas. He is also a charter member of the acting company of the Granbury Opera House in Granbury, Texas.
Hobbies included acting and piloting. He always loved animals. There are dogs and cats in many of his pictures!
He was married to Mary Colleen Mcmahon for many years and had one child, Mckensi Marie Dyess born in 1988. His parents were James Therman Dyess and Dovie Jewel Myrick.
We all remember him as a big, kind bear of a man with a huge voice. He was usually standing in the back of the auditorium asking why we could hear him, but he could not hear us! He built sets like no other high school ever had and made sure we learned to saw, paint, and plan so we could do it too. He was just amazing and because of him, we all have a great love of theater!!
He touched so many hearts!!
Theater teacher at:
Sharpstown Jr. High (6 years, may or may not be theater based)
Dulles HS in Stafford, Texas 1978-1986
Alief Elsik HS in Houston, Texas from 1986-1996
Olympic HS in Charlotte, North Carolina 2000-2005
Favorite Dyess Quotes...
"Now get in your corners and come out acting!"
"If you're going to screw up, screw up BIG!"
"Coffee Clutch"
"Out the Wazoo"
"Get on the boards"
Paula Crino Smith said: "Worked with him at Dulles, hired him at Elsik...spent 20 years with him. He called me "Runt woman..." and
"runt woman...fix that mess up there. We don't do high school theatre... We do theatre in high school"
"*Sigh*....These two nutballs decided to tie the knot?"
"STOP TALKING TO THE WALLS!! THEY DON'T CARE!!"
"If you forget your lines tap dance, sing showtunes, get naked, just do something interesting"
"If you don't know downstage from upstage....GET OFF THE STAGE"!!!
Vicki Gedosch Robison said: For me.... its "Vicki, the staple gun goes into the wood, not your leg, stick to singing!!!" Just makes me laugh!!!
When he used to call Princess Leia "Princess Honeybuns".
David Barker said: "Barker...it's a first!! I have never had anyone with an average of 7 for a grade. Good thing you can spell your name."
* * *
Niena Jones St Clair said: We were like the island of misfit toys, Dyess gave us all a hassle free place to hang out. I never thought of theatre as class, it was escape for me. Those who knew me at the time can tell you, I needed escape. He was remarkable to say the least.
KENNETH ALLEN DYESS, 61, passed away March 1, 2009. He was born November 11, 1947 in Texas City, Texas. He is survived by his daughter, McKensi Dyess, sister, Syble Moody, & granddaughter, Katy. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, March 6, 2009 at 12:30 P.M. at Forest Park East Funeral Home in Webster, Texas.
*****
Studied as an undergraduate at Howard Paine University in Brownsville. He did graduate work at both Tarleton University and the University of Houston, Clear Lake.
He has performed as King Arthur in "Camelot", Sir Harry in "Once Upon a Mattress", Lone Star Theater as Buffalo Bill in "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Lone Star", Marletta's Dinner Theater in "Not Now Darling", Theater Under The Stars in "Scrooge", "The Sound of Music" and "Gone With The Wind", Dean Goss Dinner Theater, and various other roles in theaters throughout Texas. He is also a charter member of the acting company of the Granbury Opera House in Granbury, Texas.
Hobbies included acting and piloting. He always loved animals. There are dogs and cats in many of his pictures!
He was married to Mary Colleen Mcmahon for many years and had one child, Mckensi Marie Dyess born in 1988. His parents were James Therman Dyess and Dovie Jewel Myrick.
We all remember him as a big, kind bear of a man with a huge voice. He was usually standing in the back of the auditorium asking why we could hear him, but he could not hear us! He built sets like no other high school ever had and made sure we learned to saw, paint, and plan so we could do it too. He was just amazing and because of him, we all have a great love of theater!!
He touched so many hearts!!
Theater teacher at:
Sharpstown Jr. High (6 years, may or may not be theater based)
Dulles HS in Stafford, Texas 1978-1986
Alief Elsik HS in Houston, Texas from 1986-1996
Olympic HS in Charlotte, North Carolina 2000-2005
Favorite Dyess Quotes...
"Now get in your corners and come out acting!"
"If you're going to screw up, screw up BIG!"
"Coffee Clutch"
"Out the Wazoo"
"Get on the boards"
Paula Crino Smith said: "Worked with him at Dulles, hired him at Elsik...spent 20 years with him. He called me "Runt woman..." and
"runt woman...fix that mess up there. We don't do high school theatre... We do theatre in high school"
"*Sigh*....These two nutballs decided to tie the knot?"
"STOP TALKING TO THE WALLS!! THEY DON'T CARE!!"
"If you forget your lines tap dance, sing showtunes, get naked, just do something interesting"
"If you don't know downstage from upstage....GET OFF THE STAGE"!!!
Vicki Gedosch Robison said: For me.... its "Vicki, the staple gun goes into the wood, not your leg, stick to singing!!!" Just makes me laugh!!!
When he used to call Princess Leia "Princess Honeybuns".
David Barker said: "Barker...it's a first!! I have never had anyone with an average of 7 for a grade. Good thing you can spell your name."
* * *
Niena Jones St Clair said: We were like the island of misfit toys, Dyess gave us all a hassle free place to hang out. I never thought of theatre as class, it was escape for me. Those who knew me at the time can tell you, I needed escape. He was remarkable to say the least.
*****
Studied as an undergraduate at Howard Paine University in Brownsville. He did graduate work at both Tarleton University and the University of Houston, Clear Lake.
He has performed as King Arthur in "Camelot", Sir Harry in "Once Upon a Mattress", Lone Star Theater as Buffalo Bill in "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Lone Star", Marletta's Dinner Theater in "Not Now Darling", Theater Under The Stars in "Scrooge", "The Sound of Music" and "Gone With The Wind", Dean Goss Dinner Theater, and various other roles in theaters throughout Texas. He is also a charter member of the acting company of the Granbury Opera House in Granbury, Texas.
Hobbies included acting and piloting. He always loved animals. There are dogs and cats in many of his pictures!
He was married to Mary Colleen Mcmahon for many years and had one child, Mckensi Marie Dyess born in 1988. His parents were James Therman Dyess and Dovie Jewel Myrick.
We all remember him as a big, kind bear of a man with a huge voice. He was usually standing in the back of the auditorium asking why we could hear him, but he could not hear us! He built sets like no other high school ever had and made sure we learned to saw, paint, and plan so we could do it too. He was just amazing and because of him, we all have a great love of theater!!
He touched so many hearts!!
Theater teacher at:
Sharpstown Jr. High (6 years, may or may not be theater based)
Dulles HS in Stafford, Texas 1978-1986
Alief Elsik HS in Houston, Texas from 1986-1996
Olympic HS in Charlotte, North Carolina 2000-2005
Favorite Dyess Quotes...
"Now get in your corners and come out acting!"
"If you're going to screw up, screw up BIG!"
"Coffee Clutch"
"Out the Wazoo"
"Get on the boards"
Paula Crino Smith said: "Worked with him at Dulles, hired him at Elsik...spent 20 years with him. He called me "Runt woman..." and
"runt woman...fix that mess up there. We don't do high school theatre... We do theatre in high school"
"*Sigh*....These two nutballs decided to tie the knot?"
"STOP TALKING TO THE WALLS!! THEY DON'T CARE!!"
"If you forget your lines tap dance, sing showtunes, get naked, just do something interesting"
"If you don't know downstage from upstage....GET OFF THE STAGE"!!!
Vicki Gedosch Robison said: For me.... its "Vicki, the staple gun goes into the wood, not your leg, stick to singing!!!" Just makes me laugh!!!
When he used to call Princess Leia "Princess Honeybuns".
David Barker said: "Barker...it's a first!! I have never had anyone with an average of 7 for a grade. Good thing you can spell your name."
* * *
Niena Jones St Clair said: We were like the island of misfit toys, Dyess gave us all a hassle free place to hang out. I never thought of theatre as class, it was escape for me. Those who knew me at the time can tell you, I needed escape. He was remarkable to say the least.
