ABERT SIDNEY KING

1939 - 2011

Albert Sidney King, 71, of Winchester, Tenn., departed this life for God's loving embrace on Friday, April 29, 2011, at Harton Regional Medical Center, in Tullahoma, Tenn. Born in 1939 in Pampa, Texas, to John T. King and Bonnie Lamb King, Albert attended West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M) receiving a Bachelor of Arts (1962) and a master's of Business Administration (1966).
He served as a reservist in the National Guard from 1962-1966 and was stationed in Georgia and Texas, obtaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He obtained his Doctorate of Business Administration (D.B.A.) in 1970 from Texas Tech University, and began his professorial career specializing in management and industrial relations at Kansas State University. After teaching abroad at U.S. military bases in Germany and England (1974), he joined the faculty at Northern Illinois University (1974) where he taught management science, human resources and strategic management.
He was a prolific scholar, publishing over 125 articles in top tier research journals and multiple book chapters, and he attended professional conferences too numerous to count, even as he served as a journal reviewer and on editorial boards. He served as director and chair of the Management Department in the College of Business at NIU, where he remained until he retired.
Upon retirement, he moved to Tennessee and became a member of the Christian Lighthouse Full Gospel Church of Tullahoma.
He is survived by his wife, Linda and son Arren King of Winchester; daughters, Kimi King of Denton, Texas and Karisa King of San Antonio, Texas; stepsons, Chris Mannes of Estill Springs, Tenn. and Tim Mannes of Cortland; grandchildren, Jason Mannes, Marlene Meernik and Parker King; brother, John A. King of Pampa, Texas; nephews, John Hardy King of Pampa, Stanley King of Sardis, Tenn., and Mark Breeding of Little Rock, Ark.; and a niece, Heidi Bettis of Little Rock.
A memorial dinner is being scheduled in Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to one of the following: Christian Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Alcoholics Anonymous (Winchester, Tenn. Group), the NIU Veterans Club or the Disabled Veterans of America.