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a. Note:   Rockford Directory 1955 Wakenight, Ramer studt resides 902 1/2 Montague All-Time IWU Football Letternen Ramar Wakenight 1957 Faculty and Staff B.A.H.S. Class roster name residence yrs attended Ramer Wakenight Michigan 63 - 64 Marshall. Mich.---- Ramar W. Wakenight, 63, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999 after a long illness Mr. Wakenight was a Marshall businessman. He had lived in Marshall since 1976, moving there from Auburn. He served as president of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce from 1976-1978. He owned and operated Wheeler Insulation, Do it Yourself Center and Insulation Wholesale Supply companies. Before moving to Marshall he had been a teacher and coach in Anderson and at Dekalb High School. He had also taught in Europe for four years, three years in Germany, and one in Spain, with the Department of Defense Overseas Schools. He was a 25 years member of the Marshall Lions Club, including as the light bulb chairman. He received the Melvin Jones Fellows award, one of the highest awards given by the Lions. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school. He met most mornings with the Downtown Breakfast Club. He enjoyed fishing trips to Minnesota, and was a connoisseur of good foods, wine, and ice cream. Mr. Wakenight was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Rockford, IL to Lauren and Florence (Callahan) Wakenight. They proceeded him in death. He married Janet Linn Copley on Aug. 17, 1968, in Anderson, and she survives. Also surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Trent Wilson and Lisa Wakenight of Ann Arbor , Mich.: one daughter, Tristana Linn Wakenight of Marshall: two sisters, Nancy Park and Connie Bowman, both of Rockford: one brother, Richard of granger, Ind.: and a granddaughter Shelby Suyama Wakenight. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the United Methodist Church in Marshall. Calling is Sunday from 2-9 in Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home, 101 E. Mansion St. Marshall. Memorials are to Good Samaritan Hospice Care, the Church, Oakwood Hospital, or the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Decoration Funds E-mail sent to me that was just touching. Dear Ms. Strow, I played basketball at Dekalb High School in the early 1970�s and was lucky enough to have had Ramer (Ramar? � I always thought it was that spelling) as my varsity basketball coach. I just wanted you to know that I had plenty of experiences with many coaches, not all of them good, but Coach Wakenight was by far the best coach I ever had and, more importantly, I was extremely impressed by his integrity. He was a straight shooter who really cared about the students he encountered, and he went out of his way to help if necessary. I always knew that whatever advice he gave me, and he did give me plenty outside of basketball, I could feel that I would be doing the right thing by following that advice. If you asked me today who was the person I most respected from my almost 20 years in school, he would top the list. My memories of him (I can still remember what he looked like) will always be with me � which I supposed is clearly verified by the fact that I have periodically looked on the internet to see if I could find what had happened to him in recent years, including today, after 35+ years. I was certainly sad to see that he had passed away almost 10 years ago. Jeff Clark County:Dekalb Nickname:Barons Colors:Red/White/Black IHSAA Years:1967-present Titles: Year Record Coach Year Record Coach 1971 03-19 Wakenight, Ramar 1972 14-08 Wakenight, Ramar 1973 14-08 Wakenight, Ramar 1974 10-15 Wakenight, Ramar 1975 11-12 Wakenight, Ramar
b. Note:   DI155
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