Frederick William McKool was born to Fred and Elizabeth M. (Steedle) McKool on February 3, 1941, in Pittsburgh, PA, and died Saturday, December 15, 2007, at his home in Enid.

            He grew up in Pittsburgh, and then graduated from Vanderbilt University.  He earned his Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh.  He came to Oklahoma to work at Conoco in Ponca City, and later moved to Enid when he retired.  He enjoyed traveling, and had visited China, India, Arabia, Mexico, South America, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Iceland and Central America.

            He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth McKool of Pittsburgh, PA; three sisters, Dorothy J. Hazen of Chagrin Falls, OH, Carol Marlin of Pittsburgh, PA, and Kathleen McKool of Boston, MA; one brother William J. McKool of Flemington, NJ; and eight nieces and nephews.

            He was preceded in death by his father, Fred McKool.