Published October 01, 2009 10:55 am - The Edgewood Senior High School will hold its annual alumni banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the high school lobby Oct. 15.
Buckeye to induct seven Alumni banquet and induction ceremony Oct. 15 at Edgewood Senior High
Star Beacon
The Edgewood Senior High School will hold its annual alumni banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the high school lobby Oct. 15. Social hour is 6 p.m.
Reservations for dinner must be made by Oct. 15 with Anne Simmons, 964-8586. Dinner cost is $15.
Buckeye graduates to be honored that evening are:
Richard C. Schwarz
Class of 1955
The valedictorian of his class, Schwarz lettered in football, basketball and track, played in the band, was a member of National Honor Society and Buckeye Boys State, received the American Legion Award for Edgewood’s Most Outstanding Senior and the Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce’s Junior Citizenship Award.
He earned his bachelor’s in geology from Kent State University and was hired by American Water Works Co. in 1961. He worked for American System subsidiary companies 38 years and was manager of the Northern Division of Illinois-American Water 11 years.
Schwarz’s career accomplishments included writing operating manuals for fire-hydrant inspection and distribution-system valve inspection, chairing the Illinois-American Water Company committee to revise operating procedures for company distribution operations statewide and serving on legislative committees and the board of directors for Joint Utility Locating for Illinois Contractors and the Peoria Branch of Magna Bank.
He was active in numerous community organizations in every city where he lived. He served as board chairman of the Belleville, Ill., Chamber of Commerce and chairman of Junior Achievement of Belleville-Fairview Heights. In Peoria, Ill., he served on the boards of Junior Achievement, Heartland Water Recourses Council, Employers Association, Union Planters Bank and the Government Committee of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. He received the Louis B. Neumiller Founders Award from Junior Achievement of Central Illinois in 1996 for his longstanding service to J.A..
He has been a Rotarian for more than 25 years, served as president of the Belleville, Ill., club, and was named Lion of the Year by the Lions Club in Alton, Ill., for 1976-77.
He retired in 1999 and resides with his wife Myrna in Lynnhurst, a Peoria subdivision. They have two sons and three grandchildren.
He is active in the Rock Mountain Elk Foundation. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, gardening, rock collecting and numerous sports.
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