Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bear, John R.  April 9, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on April 13, 2011 
  John R. Bear 
   
  LITITZ John R. Bear, 80, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, April 9, 
  2011. John (Dick) was the husband of Sally Staudt Bear to whom he was married 
  for 47 years. Born in Ephrata on September 20, 1930, John was the son of Jacob 
  B. and E. Elizabeth Bender Bear. He graduated from Ephrata High School, Class 
  of 1948. In 1952, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a 
  Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a Bachelor of Applied Arts. He was 
  a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and Delta Phi Delta fraternities. He continued his 
  studies at the University of Colorado and Franklin & Marshall College, and 
  later earned his Masters of Education degree from Millersville University. Upon 
  graduation from college, John joined the Mosaic Tile Company in Zanesville, 
  Ohio as a designer until he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served as a 
  Staff Sergeant in the 2nd Army during the Korean War. Teaching 5th and 6th 
  grades at Churchtown Elementary School in Carnarvon Township, John began his 
  long career in education in 1955, including two short stints in Upper Leacock 
  Elementary School and Schaeffer Elementary School, Manheim Township before 
  heading overseas. In 1958, John was invited to teach the children of U.S. 
  Officers in American Independent Schools at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa. He 
  later returned to Manheim Township School District where he taught Junior High 
  and Elementary Art at Neff, Schaeffer, Brecht, Nitrauer, and Bucher schools 
  until he retired in 1985. John was also President of the Manheim Township 
  Education Association where he negotiated the first teachers' contract for the 
  district. From 1977 to 2005, John worked for Anthony & Sylvan Pools where he 
  became Area Sales Manager and developed and oversaw the Central PA pool 
  division. He was recognized annually as one of their top ten salesmen in the 
  U.S. John will be deeply missed by his entire family. Surviving, in addition to 
  John's wife, are two sons and four grandchildren. State Representative John C. 
  Bear, husband of Roberta (Bobbi) Crownover Bear and their son, John (Jack) R. 
  and daughter, Brynn E. Bear; and David M. Bear, husband of Andrea Steffy Bear 
  and their two sons, Matthew D. and Andrew C. Bear. John is a member of St. 
  Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Mount Joy American Legion and numerous 
  historical organizations. Many happy memories are of John and his family 
  spending time together in their Mount Gretna cottage. In keeping with his love 
  for this special place in the woods, relatives and friends are respectfully 
  invited to attend John's Life Celebration Service at the Mt. Gretna Tabernacle 
  on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 11 a.m. For further details, including 
  directions and parking assistance, please visit:  
  www.johnslifecelebration.wordpress.com.
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on April 13, 2011 
  
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