Vernon

Kidd

Vernon N. Kidd Jr., 85, of Dallas, died November 3, 2026. Born September 23, 1941, in St. Louis to Vernon Noble Sr. and Valley Shelvina (née Lefever), he grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Will Rogers High School. He graduated from Columbia University in 1963 with a degree in economics, served as a U.S. Army field artillery officer and earned an MBA from Washington University. He moved to Dallas from Chicago in 1973 and spent his career as a banker at what became Bank of America.

He was preceded in death by his second wife, Marlyn Kidd; his two sisters, Elaine Green and Margaret Keener; brother-in-law Ernest Green; and nephew Brian Green.

He is survived by his wife, Penny Schuchat of Dallas; his children, Jeff Kidd of Barcelona, Spain, and Mary Kidd (Warren Marchessault) of St. Louis; his grandson, Marcus Kidd of St. Louis; and Margaret Kidd, the mother of his children, also of St. Louis.

A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 13, at Christ Chapel in the Vista Building at CC Young, 4849 W. Lawther Drive.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at Alzheimer's Association