This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CadiListMom Surnames: Wade, Craig Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.stanislaus/6010.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The obit in the Modesto Bee was probably a news article rather than a regular obit....Neal was the Supt. of Schools. Stockton Record Neal E. Wade County schools superintendent Neal E. Wade, 90, of Modesto died Sept. 23 in a Stockton hospital. He was born in Mohall, N.D. Wade lived in Modesto for 34 years before moving to Stockton a year ago. He was Stanislaus County superintendent of schools from 1969 to 1978. Wade was involved in public education starting in 1941 as a teacher, coach and administrator. He retired in 1978. Wade was a member of Rotary Club, California Association of School Administrators, California and National Associations of Secondary School Administrators, Stanislaus County Retired Administrators, California Retired Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa, UC Berkeley Chapter, Sons In Retirement, Masonic Lodge White Pines Chapter, Sportsmen of Stanislaus and Valley Mountain Regional Center. He was also a member of University of California Alumni Association, Yosemite Area Council Boy Scouts of America, California Association for Neurologically Handicapped Children. and Special Olympics. Wade was former president of the board and acting director of Valley Mountain Regional Center. Survivors: children, John Stephen Wade of Fresno and Jill Craig of Stockton; and a grandson. Services: none, at his request. Mortuary: Neptune Society of Northern California. Memorials: Special Olympics of San Joaquin Coutny, 7373 N. West Lane, Stockton, CA 95210; or charity of your choice. SSDI: NEAL E WADE 28 Jun 1911 23 Sep 2001 V 90 Modesto, Stanislaus, CA 95350 (not specified) California 546-01-7646 The Stanislaus County Office of Education outdoor education facility in Sonora is named for him..... if you email me at [email protected] I'll send you a pdf file of the newspaper article from 1976 of the purchase of the camp If you join the Godrey Memorial Library you can search the Modesto Bee through his retirement - there are many articles including the controversies surrounding the county master plan for special education....he became Supt. when Fred C. Beyer died in a plane crash I worked on the campaign of the one of the candidates that ran to replace him in 1978 when he chose not to run for reelection..... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.