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Marcel Didier Obituary
Marcel Didier was born on June 8, 1939 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg to Pierre and Marie (Krier) Didier. The family immigrated to the US in 1956. He graduated from the University of Detroit and later the University of Dubuque with a Masters of Business Administration. He retired as the North & South American President of Preh Electronics, Inc. In retirement, he was a Civil War reenactor and a member of the 45th Infantry in Galena, IL. He also served as Adjunct Professor at the University of Dubuque where he taught Culture and International Business.
Marcel is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Joy. He is survived by his son, Bob and his wife Andrea of Flower Mound, TX; daughter, Christine Wykowski and her husband Jim of Argyle, TX; brother, Paul Didier and his wife Laura of Indiana; grandchild, Kristen Walnofer and her husband Travis of Gilbert, AZ, Alex Wykowski of Illinois and great-grandchildren, Dylan, Caleb, Peyton; and his beloved lady, Patti Lane.
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February 19, 2021
Hi Professor Didier, I`ll miss your sense of humor. Hope you have fun with God. We will meet soon.
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Patti Lane
May 9, 2020
I waited a lifetime, and you walked in; completely and gently, with the true heart of a Paladin, honored me with your oath to hold me in your arms and love me forever. We both knew we would not have much time, but that didn't matter as it was a season of Joy. You were well worth the wait; knowing you are there, I will wait a thousand lifetimes more just to walk beside you again.
Happy Trails my Captain, my Love; 'til we meet again
August 3, 2019
Heartfelt sorrow engulfs my wife and me at the sad news of Marcel's passing. He was an exceptional person, endowed with a curiosity and passion for reciprocal and long philosophically based conversations. His wide ranging interest covered current events and in particular the complex comparisons of the U.S. with Europe.
His parties in Galena, Ill. were among the most attractive ones we attended. They were patronized by a fascinating and most accomplished people one could meet.
We also enjoyed meeting him at Vail's "Oktoberfest," and at other venues where a self-entertaining conversation always seem to start immediately.
His many messages and column writings were always civil but relentlessly honest, if not hard hitting and uncompromising. We actually met through our columns being published in the Dubuque paper and it all started the philosophically based back and forth exchanges for years.
RIP our good friend and heartfelt sympathies to his family and relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Sutterlin, Ottumwa, Ia.
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