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Richard L. "Dick" Krell

Toledo, Ohio

1934 - 2023

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September 12, 2023
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Toledo, Ohio

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Richard "Dick" L. Krell 13 March 1934 - 12 September 2023 Richard "Dick" Krell, age 89, of Toledo, Ohio peacefully joined his Lord and Savior on September 12, 2023. He was one of 11 children, seven brothers and three sisters that were born to Edward and Hattie Krell. Dick grew up on Mettler...

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I DID NOT KNOW HIM WELL BUT MET HIM IN TOLEDO WHEN I WAS VISITING THERE. NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN TIL ONE NIGHT IN WASHINGTON D.C./ OR N.Y.C. NIGHT CLUB HE WAS THERE AND SURPRISED HIM BY CALLING HIM BY HIS NAME.. THIS TELLS YOU HOW MEMORABLE A GUY HE WAS. KIND AND FUN..

Dick was my mentor as a colleague at Bedford high school. We collaborated on a program that fostered communication of Bedford students from different walks of life. We called it, "Peer Listening" at BHS. The focus was to allow students with different cultural backgrounds to be actively engaged in trust-building activities where all stakeholders had a role. Dick and I also facilitated an intervention program including students who were borderline users of a variety of drugs. Our role was...

I do remember Mr. Krell. I had him in class in High School, and I also worked out at his place after I graduated. He was a Great guy. Sure sorry to hear that.