Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles

The man who was with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. when he died is coming to William Woods University to share his memories of Dr. King and the story of his involvement in the civil rights movement.

The Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles will arrive in Fulton Feb. 8 with friend and 1986 William Woods graduate, Jennifer Beggs-Vescovo.

Kyles and Beggs-Vescovo will talk about their unusual bond, how it formed and what they have gained from one another during a program titled “An Unlikely Friendship.” It is scheduled for 4 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Library Auditorium.

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