Gordon Albert Diedtrich

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Gordon Albert Diedtrich (born February 13, 1929 in South Dakota , † August 20, 2017 in Maricopa , Arizona ) was an American professor and politician .

Career

Gordon Albert Diedtrich was born in 1929 to Jacob D. Diedtrich (1898–1992) and his wife Katherine (1900–1973) in South Dakota. According to the 1940 census, he had three sisters, Dora L. (1920–2011), Marie (1921–1988) and Loretta (1924–2010), and a brother named Elmer (1927–2013). His childhood was overshadowed by the global economic crisis. The family lived in 1940 in Hudson ( Edmunds County ).

Diedtrich was Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor emeritus at Northern State University (NSU). He also served as Executive Secretary to the Commissioner of Education.

The Governor of South Dakota Nils Boe appointed him in 1967 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of South Dakota to the vacancy to fill, by the death of Merrill Franklin Coddington was born. He held the post until 1971. The governor of South Dakota Dennis Daugaard ordered the mourning flag for the death of Diedtrich on August 23, 2017 at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre ( Hughes County ).

With his wife Loraine, née Beck, Diedtrich has a daughter named Debra.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Census of 1940 , ancestry.com
  2. ↑ a b c d Gordon Albert Diedtrich , AberdeenNews.com, August 22, 2017
  3. ↑ Jacob D. Diedtrich in the database of Find a Grave . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Catherine C. Diedtrich in the database of Find a Grave . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Dora L. Diedtrich Eisenbeisz in the database of Find a Grave . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Marie Diedtrich Rossow in the database of Find a Grave . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Loretta Diedtrich Davidson in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Elmer Diedtrich in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ a b Gov. Daugaard orders State Capitol flags at half-staff for former state superintendent , ksfy.com, August 22, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Diedtrich, Gordon Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American university professor and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH South Dakota
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 2017
Place of death Maricopa , Arizona