John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor, and director of the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) and United States Geological Survey ...

Thirteen years later, John set out to follow Wesley’s lead. After he regained his footing, John soon caught up to the lead pack and broke away for good with an unanswerable 4:41 split at mile 20.

John Wesley Ray, 86, a retired public buildings manager for the Government Services Administration who was also a grievance hearing officer, died of congestive heart failure Sept. 15 at the ...