Stone oversaw expansion of schools, birth of recreation

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  • Martha and Ted Stone at Ted’s retirement reception in 2010. FILE PHOTO
    Martha and Ted Stone at Ted’s retirement reception in 2010. FILE PHOTO
  • Pictured are: (back row, l-r) Ted, Coleman, Dianna and Danny Blizzard, Jayda Round and Wendell Round (grandson-in-law); (front row) Martha, Kay Stone (daughter-in-law), Jalyn Round and Brandy Round. FILE PHOTO
    Pictured are: (back row, l-r) Ted, Coleman, Dianna and Danny Blizzard, Jayda Round and Wendell Round (grandson-in-law); (front row) Martha, Kay Stone (daughter-in-law), Jalyn Round and Brandy Round. FILE PHOTO
  • Stone in his early Navy days.
    Stone in his early Navy days.

    If you had to pick one word to describe Ted Stone’s life prior to retirement, it would be an easy choice: busy.

    Stone, who turns 89 on May 7, over the years has been a member of more than 20 different organizations of various types and held office in close to 10. That does not include panels or task forces to which he was appointed throughout his career. Many of them were a result of his position a…