Kim Henry

Kim Henry
First Lady of Oklahoma
In role January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011
Governor	Brad Henry
Preceded by	Cathy Keating
Succeeded by	Wade Christensen (First Gentleman)
Personal details
Born	Kim Blaine Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Brad Henry
Children	Lindsay (deceased), Leah, Laynie and Baylee
Residence	Shawnee, Oklahoma
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma
Profession	Teacher
Religion	Southern Baptist

Kimberly Diane "Kim" Henry is an American teacher who is the wife of the 26th Governor of Oklahoma, Brad Henry. She was the First Lady of Oklahoma from January 13, 2003, to January 10, 2011.

Henry began her career as a teacher by joining the staff of her alma mater, Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1993. While there, she taught Oklahoma History, Economics, Government and American History. When her husband Brad Henry was elected Governor of Oklahoma in 2003, Henry became the First Lady of Oklahoma.

Henry is currently serving on board of directors for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum. She is previously served on the board of directors for Science Museum Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Also, Henry is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Sarkeys Foundation, a private, charitable foundation dedicated to providing support through gifts and grants to Oklahoma's non-profit organizations.

Kim Blaine was born in Norman, Oklahoma, to Monte and Janiece Blaine, who already had two sons, Steve and Mike. Her younger brother, Paul, was born in Norman. The family moved to Shawnee, her parents' home town, when she was five years old. Kim's father was a butcher and her mother was a clerk at Thurman's, which closed in 1977. The market was the longest-running independent grocery store in Shawnee.

Henry was active in the First Baptist Church of Shawnee, and met a boy named Brad Henry at a Halloween party sponsored by the church youth group. They dated until he went off to school, broke up, then reconnected when he returned to Shawnee during his first Christmas break. They soon married and moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where Brad was studying law. Kim became pregnant with twin girls in 1989. They moved back to Shawnee, where the girls, Leah and Lindsey, were born in August. By October, Lindsay became very ill. Doctors diagnosed the cause as spinal muscular atrophy, and she died five months later. The Henrys now have two other girls, Laynie and Baylee.

...
Wikipedia