Obit of Dyels Jr., Jake Marion - Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>   15 Nov 2009
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Dyels Jr., Jake Marion

Jake Marion Dyels Jr. March 6, 1934 - June 12, 2006 Resident of 
Brentwood Jake Marion Dyels, Jr. ("Bub"), retired Senior U.S. Foreign 
Service Officer, was reunited with God on June 12, 2006. At the time 
of his passing, Jake resided in Brentwood, California with his wife 
of 50 years, W. Joanne Ellison Dyels of Richmond. Born March 6, 1934 
in Beggs, Oklahoma, Jake was the son of the late Marion Lee Dyels and 
Jake Marion Dyels, Sr. He graduated from Berkeley High School in 1952 
and went on to earn a BA in International Relations from San 
Francisco State University and an MPA from the University of 
Oklahoma. He also earned a Trade Union Certification from the Harvard 
School of Business and a Public Administration Certification from the 
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 
Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jake was the first African American 
firefighter with the Richmond Fire Department. Jake transitioned to 
the Peace Corps and moved his family overseas to Cartagena, Colombia. 
For the next 30+ years, Jake's distinguished career in the Foreign 

Service placed him in key diplomatic roles in many countries 
including Colombia, Panama, Sri Lanka, The Netherlands, and Mexico. 
He retired from the Foreign Service in January 1997. Preceding him in 
death were his parents, Jake M. Dyels Sr. and Marion Hart Dyels; and 
his sisters, Sylvia and Shirley Dyels. Jake is survived by his wife, 
Joanne; his daughters, Jocelyn Dyels Fuller of Antioch, CA, Karen Ann 
Dyels of Charlotte, NC, and Janice Dyels Strong of Palo Alto, CA; his 
son, Kevin Richard Dyels of Silver Spring, MD; his grandchildren, 
April, Ryan, Jasmine, Joy, Ronald, Ashley, Jonathan, Vanessa and 
Brandon; and his beautiful great-grandchildren, twins Kyan and Kyree. 
He also leaves behind sisters, Doris Jean Dyels Ferguson, Sandra D. 
Newton, Sharon D. Turner, Sheryle L. Griffin and Jean M. Martin; 
brother, James M. Dyels; his aunt, Marguerite Hart; and an host of 
loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 500 Fairview Ave., Brentwood, CA, on 
June 16, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests 
donations be sent to the American Cancer Society in the name of Jake 
M. Dyels, Jr.

Published in the Contra Costa Times on 6/15/2006.
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