Tulsa Public School is mourning the loss of former athletic director Gil Cloud, who passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the age of 78.
Highlights
- Gil Cloud passed away on February 22, 2025, at 78. He was the former athletic director at Tulsa Union Public School and NSU.
- Cloud is survived by his wife, Vickie Cloud, and two children, Matt Cloud and Kimberly Williams.
- Gil’s daughter was a former collegiate softball player and basketball coach, and his son is a high school athlete director.
On February 22, 2023, Tulsa World, a local journalism channel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced Gil Cloud’s passing news. Cloud was the former athletic director of Tulsa Public Schools.
On the official X (formerly Twitter) account, the post writes,
Gil Cloud, former TPS, Union and NSU athletic director passed away at 78. Cloud was involved in education for 51 years, including 44 as an athletic director.
Tulsa World
Furthermore, the news of Gil’s demise was further confirmed by the posts of close ones and sports critics on social media.
On his Facebook account, Bill Haisten, a sports writer at Tulsa World, writes,
Before the Saturday sunrise, and only moments after having messaged his son Matt Cloud on Facebook, 78-year-old Gil Cloud was gone. A great many people will miss Gil Cloud, and those same people would be very pleased if his name were attached to the Rogers football stadium.
Bill Haisten
Gil Cloud dedicated several decades to serving as an athletic director and coach at the collegiate and grade school levels. He held positions at Tulsa and Union Public Schools, Northeastern State University, and Upper Iowa University.
In 2021, after a 51-year career in education and as a sports director, Cloud retired from his role as Tulsa Public School athletic director, a position he had held since 2012.
His commitment to student-athletes and the educational community has left a lasting legacy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and beyond.
Gil Cloud Is Survived By Vickie Cloud, His Wife Of 59 years, A Former CFO At Premier Collegiate Consulting
Gil Cloud was surrounded by his close ones till his last breath. His wife, Vickie Cloud, was by his side throughout his life journey for 59 years.
Cloud and his wife, Vickie Tull Cloud, married on January 22, 1966. According to one of Gil’s Facebook posts from 2023, the couple met in 1962 and started dating then.
Furthermore, they got engaged in 1965 and married a year later, in January 1966.
Gil’s wife, Vickie, is the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Premier Collegiate Consulting. She also studied at Upper Iowa University and attended Will Rogers High School.
Beyond her professional expertise, Vickie has been Gil’s loving wife and an exponential mother to her children.
On her Facebook account, Gil and his wife Vickie often show love and appreciation towards each other.
After the demise of Gil Cloud, Vickie Cloud shared a quote on his remembrance and as words for courage to her, which writes,
Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone. Don’t stress about the future, it hasn’t arrived, live in the present and make it beautiful.
Gil Cloud Raised Two Children With His Wife, Son Matt, And Daughter Kimberly
Gil Cloud was a proud father of his two athletic children, son Matt Cloud and daughter Kimberly Anne Williams.
His daughter, Kimberly, played softball at Northeastern State University while pursuing her english education department.
Moreover, Kim further pursued her studies in educational leadership and administration at Baylor University and later earned a degree at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
She also coached basketball and softball at Skiatook High School. Now, Kim is a community affairs manager at OG&E, a local business.
On the other hand, Gil Cloud’s son, Matt Cloud, is a former high school and collegiate athlete at Gutherie High School and Arkansas State University.
He now serves as the director of athletics at Tahlequah High School. He has been the team’s coach since 2009.
Formerly, Gil’s son Matt was head baseball coach at Friends University from 2006 to 2007 and Iowa Wesleyan College from 2004 to 2006.
Additional Information
- Gil Cloud was a loving grandfather to his granddaughter Kylee Cloud and grandsons Logan and Landon Teel.
- The information on Gil Cloud’s funeral services has yet to be announced by Cloud’s family and concerned authorities.
