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Gordon Richard Garnos was born on April 6, 1935, in Presho, South Dakota, to Carl and Louise (Schnert) Garnos. He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958, and earned a B.S. degree from the University of South Dakota in 1964. Garnos began his journalism career as a reporter for the Watertown Public Opinion, later leaving to serve as Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society of South Dakota for two years. He returned to the Public Opinion in 1968, advancing through various editorial roles, including Area Editor and News Editor. In 1980, he was named Editor, a position he held until his retirement in 2002.
Following his retirement, Garnos continued to contribute to journalism by writing the weekly opinion column Seeing South Dakota, which was syndicated in nearly a dozen newspapers across the state. He continued the column until his death in 2016.
Garnos received numerous honors for both his journalism and civic service. He was named South Dakota Newsman of the Year in 1981, received several Golden Apple awards from the South Dakota Education Association, and was recognized as a Lusk Fellow by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at South Dakota State University. He was inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2007 and the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 2010. In addition to his journalistic contributions, he served on the Watertown City Council from 2002 to 2010.
He married Elizabeth McFarland in Chester, England, on September 7, 1958. They had four children: William, Heather Simmonds, Richard, and Christopher. Gordon Garnos passed away on December 9, 2016.
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