Ted DeVries
1934 - 2018
Ted DeVries
1934 - 2018
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Evansville, Ind.
Ted D. DeVries, 84, passed away October 31, 2018, at the Heritage Center in Evansville. Ted was born in Hammond, Indiana, on May 27, 1934, to the late Tunis and Evelyn (Swanson) DeVries.
Ted was a graduate of Hope College in 1956. He received his Masters of Education from Ball State University and his Doctorate in Education from Indiana University. He was the first Dean of Education for ISUE, now USI. Ted served as the president of two colleges, Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota, and Huron State College in Huron, South Dakota. After leaving the field of education, Ted became vice president of Jones Electric in Orlando, Florida, and then spent several years as a consultant for Computerland Corporation before starting his own business, CompuLit, from which he retired in 1996.
Ted loved baseball. At one time, he owned one of the largest private collections of baseball books in the country. He spent countless hours playing APBA baseball. He also idolized Ted Williams, and of course, the Chicago Cubs. One of his lifelong dreams was for the Cubs to win the World Series before he died, and two years ago his dream came true.
Ted kept busy during his retirement. He served on the board for the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library for several years. He belonged to Rotary Club and was on the board for the Evansville Food Bank. He also volunteered at the St. Anthony's soup kitchen and spent time with his grandchildren.
Ted is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Judith in 2015; his brother James DeVries in 2018; and his parents.
Ted is survived by his children, Alison (Tony) Moore, Jennifer (Ed) Steckler, John (Amy) DeVries, Anthony (Jolie) DeVries and Laurie (Scott) Basham; grandchildren, Thomas and Emily Steckler, Abbey Ruhland, Sam Moore, Caitlin Hurt, Zoe, Jack, Fergus, Sam, Kylie, Emma and Teddy DeVries, Christopher and Ethan Basham and Ian Llorian; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3010 E. Chandler Ave., Evansville, IN 47714 with Father Alex Zenthoefer celebrating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Friends may visit from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville, IN 47711 and again from 9:30 AM until Mass time at the church on Friday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holly's House, 750 N. Park Dr., Evansville, IN 47710.
Condolences may be made online at www.browningfuneral.com.
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Frank Fetters
January 22, 2019
To the DeVries family, Ted's children and grandchildren:
Please accept my deepest and most sincere sympathy. Your father/grandfather was my mentor. I spent my senior year of high school writing for the Journal Newspapers. He inspired both me and my sister, Diane Panozzo, who now teaches Honors English at the University of Wyoming. Ted's reading habits inspired both of us to be rapid readers and through researchers. Before he passed, I was able to talk to him over the phone, and that brought back a number of wonderful memories. I am currently retired from a string of "day" jobs, and I am now a playwright. If I had not taken that Journalism class and gotten an opportunity to work at The Journal, I have no idea if I would have pursued my writing so vigorously. I was very lucky to have have known him.
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Peter Swaim
November 5, 2018
Alison, I am so sorry to learn of your Dad's passing. We always had some interesting political discussions at DiLegge's when he and Rolla would come in for lunch. May our Lord rest his Spirit and comfort all of you during this difficult time. Prayers headed your way.
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