Full Text of SR0598 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of J. Harold Diel of Staunton, who passed | 4 | | away on September 3, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, J. Harold Diel was born on July 30, 1913 in Noble | 6 | | to Lucy (nee Ratcliffe) and Ira Diel; he graduated from Noble | 7 | | High School and attended Eastern Illinois University in | 8 | | Charleston, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in | 9 | | mathematics; he later received his Master's Degree in | 10 | | administration from the University of Illinois in | 11 | | Urbana-Champaign; he married Anna Kathryn Parks on July 15, | 12 | | 1938; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, J. Harold Diel began his career in education by | 14 | | teaching mathematics and science at Allendale High School for 5 | 15 | | years; he served as Superintendent in the communities of | 16 | | Dundas, Claremont, Stewardson, and Stewardson-Strasburg for 17 | 17 | | years, where he also taught and coached; in 1952, he became the | 18 | | Superintendent of Staunton Unit Schools, where he remained | 19 | | until his retirement in 1976; during his tenure as | 20 | | Superintendent of Staunton Community Schools, the elementary | 21 | | school was built, the central library was established, and | 22 | | several additions to the elementary and high school were made; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, J. Harold Diel was an advocate for providing a | 2 | | well-rounded education for the students in his care; he helped | 3 | | establish a district-wide art program and he always remained | 4 | | very supportive of the music program; during his | 5 | | administration, the band traveled to many locations, including | 6 | | the New York World's Fair and the Bahamas; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Following the passing of his first wife, J. Harold | 8 | | Diel married Elizabeth Catherine (nee Allen) Upp on May 5, | 9 | | 1996; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, J. Harold Diel was a member of the United | 11 | | Methodist Church in Staunton; he led the remodeling project for | 12 | | the church sanctuary and the church basement as the chief | 13 | | architect and carpenter; he served as the church treasurer and | 14 | | on the church board for many years; he was a member of the | 15 | | local Rotary Club, the Staunton Country Club, and was a | 16 | | die-hard Chicago Cubs fan; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, J. Harold Diel was preceded in death by his first | 18 | | wife, Anna Kathryn; his grandson, Brad Franz; and his sister, | 19 | | Marie Schnepper; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, J. Harold Diel is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; | 21 | | his children, Ada Jean (Ken) Franz, Gene (Linda Brown) Diel, |
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| 1 | | and Ruth Ann (Ray) Henke; his 9 grandchildren; and his 19 | 2 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | J. Harold Diel, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of J. Harold Diel as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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