Locke was born on December 10, 1926, in Upland, California, to Oscar Roy Olson and Lucille Corinne Hudson.
He passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
Locke was a resident of Buena Park, California, at the time of his passing.
At age 25, he was first married to Marion Brooks Barlow, age 24 (1926-1989) on 15 Jun 1951, Los Angeles, CA; married #2, Carolyn Evelyn Cheatham, on November 28, 1958, in Las Vegas, NV; and was married to #3, Sherrill Kay "Sheri" Olson (born June 9, 1935), on April 7, 1962.
Locke, his wife and three children attended his parents' 50th Anniversary in 1972.
Eric Locke Olson was born in 1965 - related to Karen Olson.
Locke was a student at UCLA, and played on their basketball team as #7, when he registered for the WWII Draft on February 10, 1944, at age 18:
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6' 4" (was 6' 5" by 1947) (was 6' 6" by 1949 and reported as 6' 7" in copious articles)
He served in the AAC (United States Army Air Corps):
Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1944
Release Date: 28 Oct 1945
LOCKE OLSON #17, 6'5" Center, Pomona College - 1947,
Conference's Leading Scorer & unanimous All-Conference Honors, Claremont, CA - age 21
Locke graduated in California from Pamona College, Class of 1949-BKB and he was inducted in 1970 into their Pamona-Pitzer Athletics Hall of Fame for BKB (Basketall).
In 1952, Locke & Marion were in Monrovia, CA, where Locke was a Teacher at MDHS.
Locke was a medalist on the U.S. Basketball Squad at the 1955 Second Pan American Games. The men's basketball tournament was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. The U.S. took home their second Gold Medal and title with a 4-1 record (see photo).
From at least 1955, Locke was the Basketball Coach and Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, then again in 1965: Locke M. Olson, 1965 Basketball Coach & Math, Algebra & P.E. Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California (see photos).
April 23, 1940 Census - Locke (14) b. 1926, 8th grade & parents (both born in Iowa) are living at 421 Baughman, Claremont, LA, CA, own their home worth $4,000. His dad, Oscar R. Olson (44) H-2 (10th grade education), is a Gardener, Private College, worked 52 weeks @ $1,200, & 48 hours one week, (b. 6-5-1895, d. 11-22-1983), WAGONER US Army, & his mother, Lucille H. Olson (41) C-2 (two years of college) (b. 1-7-1899, d. 2-16-1944), US Navy, FN.
April 4, 1930 Census, Claremont, CA
Oscar Roy Olson 34, IA/Norwayx2, Gardener, Pomona College, married, age 26
wife, 31, IA/NY/IL, married, age 22
Locke 4-2/12
Gaylord Olson, 32 (Oscar's brother), Painter, Garrison's Paint Shop
He passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
Locke was a resident of Buena Park, California, at the time of his passing.
At age 25, he was first married to Marion Brooks Barlow, age 24 (1926-1989) on 15 Jun 1951, Los Angeles, CA; married #2, Carolyn Evelyn Cheatham, on November 28, 1958, in Las Vegas, NV; and was married to #3, Sherrill Kay "Sheri" Olson (born June 9, 1935), on April 7, 1962.
Locke, his wife and three children attended his parents' 50th Anniversary in 1972.
Eric Locke Olson was born in 1965 - related to Karen Olson.
Locke was a student at UCLA, and played on their basketball team as #7, when he registered for the WWII Draft on February 10, 1944, at age 18:
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6' 4" (was 6' 5" by 1947) (was 6' 6" by 1949 and reported as 6' 7" in copious articles)
He served in the AAC (United States Army Air Corps):
Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1944
Release Date: 28 Oct 1945
LOCKE OLSON #17, 6'5" Center, Pomona College - 1947,
Conference's Leading Scorer & unanimous All-Conference Honors, Claremont, CA - age 21
Locke graduated in California from Pamona College, Class of 1949-BKB and he was inducted in 1970 into their Pamona-Pitzer Athletics Hall of Fame for BKB (Basketall).
In 1952, Locke & Marion were in Monrovia, CA, where Locke was a Teacher at MDHS.
Locke was a medalist on the U.S. Basketball Squad at the 1955 Second Pan American Games. The men's basketball tournament was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. The U.S. took home their second Gold Medal and title with a 4-1 record (see photo).
From at least 1955, Locke was the Basketball Coach and Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, then again in 1965: Locke M. Olson, 1965 Basketball Coach & Math, Algebra & P.E. Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California (see photos).
April 23, 1940 Census - Locke (14) b. 1926, 8th grade & parents (both born in Iowa) are living at 421 Baughman, Claremont, LA, CA, own their home worth $4,000. His dad, Oscar R. Olson (44) H-2 (10th grade education), is a Gardener, Private College, worked 52 weeks @ $1,200, & 48 hours one week, (b. 6-5-1895, d. 11-22-1983), WAGONER US Army, & his mother, Lucille H. Olson (41) C-2 (two years of college) (b. 1-7-1899, d. 2-16-1944), US Navy, FN.
April 4, 1930 Census, Claremont, CA
Oscar Roy Olson 34, IA/Norwayx2, Gardener, Pomona College, married, age 26
wife, 31, IA/NY/IL, married, age 22
Locke 4-2/12
Gaylord Olson, 32 (Oscar's brother), Painter, Garrison's Paint Shop
Locke was born on December 10, 1926, in Upland, California, to Oscar Roy Olson and Lucille Corinne Hudson.
He passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
Locke was a resident of Buena Park, California, at the time of his passing.
At age 25, he was first married to Marion Brooks Barlow, age 24 (1926-1989) on 15 Jun 1951, Los Angeles, CA; married #2, Carolyn Evelyn Cheatham, on November 28, 1958, in Las Vegas, NV; and was married to #3, Sherrill Kay "Sheri" Olson (born June 9, 1935), on April 7, 1962.
Locke, his wife and three children attended his parents' 50th Anniversary in 1972.
Eric Locke Olson was born in 1965 - related to Karen Olson.
Locke was a student at UCLA, and played on their basketball team as #7, when he registered for the WWII Draft on February 10, 1944, at age 18:
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6' 4" (was 6' 5" by 1947) (was 6' 6" by 1949 and reported as 6' 7" in copious articles)
He served in the AAC (United States Army Air Corps):
Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1944
Release Date: 28 Oct 1945
LOCKE OLSON #17, 6'5" Center, Pomona College - 1947,
Conference's Leading Scorer & unanimous All-Conference Honors, Claremont, CA - age 21
Locke graduated in California from Pamona College, Class of 1949-BKB and he was inducted in 1970 into their Pamona-Pitzer Athletics Hall of Fame for BKB (Basketall).
In 1952, Locke & Marion were in Monrovia, CA, where Locke was a Teacher at MDHS.
Locke was a medalist on the U.S. Basketball Squad at the 1955 Second Pan American Games. The men's basketball tournament was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. The U.S. took home their second Gold Medal and title with a 4-1 record (see photo).
From at least 1955, Locke was the Basketball Coach and Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, then again in 1965: Locke M. Olson, 1965 Basketball Coach & Math, Algebra & P.E. Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California (see photos).
April 23, 1940 Census - Locke (14) b. 1926, 8th grade & parents (both born in Iowa) are living at 421 Baughman, Claremont, LA, CA, own their home worth $4,000. His dad, Oscar R. Olson (44) H-2 (10th grade education), is a Gardener, Private College, worked 52 weeks @ $1,200, & 48 hours one week, (b. 6-5-1895, d. 11-22-1983), WAGONER US Army, & his mother, Lucille H. Olson (41) C-2 (two years of college) (b. 1-7-1899, d. 2-16-1944), US Navy, FN.
April 4, 1930 Census, Claremont, CA
Oscar Roy Olson 34, IA/Norwayx2, Gardener, Pomona College, married, age 26
wife, 31, IA/NY/IL, married, age 22
Locke 4-2/12
Gaylord Olson, 32 (Oscar's brother), Painter, Garrison's Paint Shop
He passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
Locke was a resident of Buena Park, California, at the time of his passing.
At age 25, he was first married to Marion Brooks Barlow, age 24 (1926-1989) on 15 Jun 1951, Los Angeles, CA; married #2, Carolyn Evelyn Cheatham, on November 28, 1958, in Las Vegas, NV; and was married to #3, Sherrill Kay "Sheri" Olson (born June 9, 1935), on April 7, 1962.
Locke, his wife and three children attended his parents' 50th Anniversary in 1972.
Eric Locke Olson was born in 1965 - related to Karen Olson.
Locke was a student at UCLA, and played on their basketball team as #7, when he registered for the WWII Draft on February 10, 1944, at age 18:
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6' 4" (was 6' 5" by 1947) (was 6' 6" by 1949 and reported as 6' 7" in copious articles)
He served in the AAC (United States Army Air Corps):
Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1944
Release Date: 28 Oct 1945
LOCKE OLSON #17, 6'5" Center, Pomona College - 1947,
Conference's Leading Scorer & unanimous All-Conference Honors, Claremont, CA - age 21
Locke graduated in California from Pamona College, Class of 1949-BKB and he was inducted in 1970 into their Pamona-Pitzer Athletics Hall of Fame for BKB (Basketall).
In 1952, Locke & Marion were in Monrovia, CA, where Locke was a Teacher at MDHS.
Locke was a medalist on the U.S. Basketball Squad at the 1955 Second Pan American Games. The men's basketball tournament was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. The U.S. took home their second Gold Medal and title with a 4-1 record (see photo).
From at least 1955, Locke was the Basketball Coach and Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, then again in 1965: Locke M. Olson, 1965 Basketball Coach & Math, Algebra & P.E. Teacher, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California (see photos).
April 23, 1940 Census - Locke (14) b. 1926, 8th grade & parents (both born in Iowa) are living at 421 Baughman, Claremont, LA, CA, own their home worth $4,000. His dad, Oscar R. Olson (44) H-2 (10th grade education), is a Gardener, Private College, worked 52 weeks @ $1,200, & 48 hours one week, (b. 6-5-1895, d. 11-22-1983), WAGONER US Army, & his mother, Lucille H. Olson (41) C-2 (two years of college) (b. 1-7-1899, d. 2-16-1944), US Navy, FN.
April 4, 1930 Census, Claremont, CA
Oscar Roy Olson 34, IA/Norwayx2, Gardener, Pomona College, married, age 26
wife, 31, IA/NY/IL, married, age 22
Locke 4-2/12
Gaylord Olson, 32 (Oscar's brother), Painter, Garrison's Paint Shop
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