Passing: Hoyt Reese Kenmore

Obituary

Hoyt Reese Kenmore

Sunrise 4/11/1930-Sunset 6/21/2024

A native of Dimmett, TX, Hoyt attended West Texas State College, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served from March 1955 to February 1957.  He was proud that the Kenmore family had someone in every war or major conflict from the American Revolution to present.

Hoyt started out with the intent to farm with his brother, but ended up spending 40 years working to support and improve the Arizona Industrial Arts education system and became the Industrial Arts Supervisor for the State of Arizona. He was a founder on the board for the national American Industrial Art Student Association (AIASA – current day TSA), and the State Director of AIASA in Arizona. 

He loved drafting, working with wood and sheet metal.  He was an outstanding craftsman.  While working at Hughes Aircraft he designed and fabricated pieces that are on display in the Smithsonian and are currently on the Moon.  He had an opportunity to stay with Hughes, but his heart was in teaching and helping students learn about industrial arts.

Hoyt was a man of God, the Christian God.  Through many of life's struggles and challenges his belief in Our Heavenly Father never wavered.  He taught his kids, grandkids, and great grandkids to have faith in God and always put family first.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters.  He is survived by more than a hundred kids, grandkids, great grandkids, nieces and nephews. 

The state of Arizona and the larger ITEEA and TSA family owe a debt of gratitude to a true pioneer that dedicated a lifetime of professional work to improve the lives of students.

Submitted by former ITEEA Board Member, Jerry Balistreri, DTE.