Terry Kos was born in Milbank, South Dakota.  Both he and his wife Judy are graduates of Strandburg, South Dakota High School. They have made Henry, South Dakota their home for the past 40 years. They have three children, Karen (Bret) Henricks, a graduate of SDSU and Marketing Manager of Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, Kathy (Brian) DeJong, a graduate of NSU and a first-grade teacher at Lincoln School in Watertown and Tom, a chemistry graduate of SDSU and currently a computer programmer for Cargill, in Briar, Nebraska. They have five grandchildren that keep them busy attending concerts and ball games.

Terry started his electrical career after his 1965 graduation from Brown Institute of Electronics in Minneapolis. He began working for KELO LAND TV in Garden City, and has completed 40 years of employment with the station. About the same time, he began working as an apprentice electrician for Rider Electric in Henry. Later, he received his contractor’s license and began his own electrical business.

Terry is currently the electrical contractor for the KELO LAND stations throughout the state. He, along with the engineering staff, build and maintain the TV transmitter, radar, microwave and translator sites along with doing the tower light maintenance.

He and the engineering staff have recently completed the wiring and installation of digital transmitters across the state in preparation of the national transition from analog to digital Television which will go into effect in April, 2009.

In the past, on a part time basis Terry has assisted Chuck Thompson of District 3 with electrical inspections in Codington and Clark County.

Terry served two terms on the Henry School Board and also served on the Board of the Watertown Multi-District School.  Terry was President of the Board at the Henry United Methodist Church before transferring to Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Watertown where he has served as a Trustee.  Presently he is a member of the video programming committee for the Sunday morning church services.  Terry has taken an active part in local town activities and is a member of the Henry Volunteer Fire Department.

Terry has been a long-time member of the SD Electrical Council, and a charter member of the Brookings-Watertown chapter. He believes the local chapter is instrumental in earning ones continuing education credits and to learn, firsthand, from presenters and inspectors on how best to do a job.