Dcn. William David "Bill" Enos

Deacon William David Enos died on Nov. 6 quietly after a brief illness with MRSA of his lungs.

Enos graduated from Old Putnam City High School in 1965, and Kansas Newman College in 1996 with a BA in pastoral ministry. When he was a senior in High School he enlisted with the Marines. He was medically discharged from Vietnam in 1966, which was the beginning of his lifelong struggles with his lungs.

His next life adventure began in 1968, when he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, working for a few large electrical contractors, including Industrial Electric with Bud Hoch. He retired in 2017 from the Oklahoma State Department of Health after 30 years.

Enos committed himself to the Catholic faith by becoming a deacon at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help where he enjoyed visiting with hospital-bound parishioners.

Enos was married to Mellissa Jan White Enos for 53 years and had two children. When they became empty nesters, they took up riding bicycles. They took numerous bike trips, including a trip to the Florida Keys riding along the Coastal Highway. For their 50th wedding anniversary, he took Jan to San Francisco and they rode across the Golden Gate Bridge and into Muir Woods National Park.

Enos was also a regular on the Saturday morning OBS Donut Ride and most weekday mornings could be found riding around Lake Overholser with Fred Kamp.

Enos was preceded in death by his twin brother Robert Enos. He is survived by his wife, Jan of Nichols Hills; daughter, Polly Franke and husband Sean and their children Will, Reid, Drew and Luke of Overland Park, Kan.; son, Patrick Enos and children Emily and Skylar of Lakewood, Colo.; sister, Mary Lashley and husband Richard and their children Steven and Brian of Lewisville, Texas; sister-in-law, Peggy Crump and husband Fred of Oklahoma City.

A Memorial Mass was held Nov. 28 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City. A reception followed in the Monsignor Connor Center.