Rudi Mueller
Rudolf "Rudi" Müller (born March 8, 1927 in Kirchheimbolanden ; † March 20, 2003 in Kaiserslautern ), a teacher by profession, was a promoter of popular sport and international understanding.
Life
Already in the years 1953 to 1962 he became known worldwide for his support of the American conscientious objectors (Pax-Boys), who were active in building settlements for Mennonite war displaced persons in the community of Enkenbach . He also worked as an organist and choirmaster in the Mennonite community.
From 1972 to 1988 Rudi Müller was a member of the dsj board. He was particularly involved in international affairs, for the German-Japanese youth exchange and the sports youth exchange with Israel . These encounters fascinated him so much that sponsorships and partnerships with France , England , Greece , Turkey , Israel and China soon developed. He held a number of offices in German sports organizations and made many contacts with foreign sports institutions. At all Olympic Games from 1972 to 1992 he organized the Youth Olympic Camps of Nations.
Rudi Müller has held numerous honorary posts in sport and in local politics, most recently he was honorary president of the Palatinate Gymnastics Federation and SPD local mayor of Enkenbach-Alsenborn . For a long time, Rudi Müller also shaped his home club, the 1885 Enkenbach gymnastics club. In 1976 this was merged with the sports club of the Enkenbach riot police to form "Turn- und Polizeisportverein eV".
Awards
- In 1974 he received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon and for his services in German sport
- 1984 the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class.
- Posthumously he received the Order of the Holy Treasure from the Japanese Emperor for his services in the German-Japanese youth exchange.
- The club gym in Enkenbach has been called the "Rudi-Müller-Gym" since 2003.
Web links
- Greetings from the local community of Enkenbach-Alsenborn on their 75th birthday
- Obituary of the local community Enkenbach-Alsenborn
- Obituary in the Mennonite Weekly Review (English)
- History of the TPSV Enkenbach-Alsenborn ( Memento from October 22, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.mennoniten.de/enkenbach.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Rudi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and promoter of popular sport and international understanding |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchheimbolanden |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 2003 |
| Place of death | Kaiserslautern |