Jack McClellan, formerly of West Chester Former West Chester Henderson High School teacher and coach, Jack McClellan, passed away peacefully at his home in Bradenton, Florida on February 19, at the age of 88.
Jack was born March 20, 1926 in Shippensburg, Pa. After graduating from high school there, he attended Shippensburg State Teachers College for a year. He then served in WWII as Private 1st Class where he earned several awards including the bronze star and the Presidential Unit Citation.
After the war he graduated from Shippensburg State where he was president of his class and captain of the basketball team. His first teaching and coaching job was at Palmyra High School in New Jersey. He came to West Chester in 1951. He taught English and was head baseball coach for 12 years, head basketball coach for 25 years and head golf coach for 10 years. His golf teams won 5 Ches-Mont Championships. His basketball teams won 8 Ches-Mont Championships. His career basketball record was 530 wins 191 losses. Jack was inducted into the Ches-Mont Hall of Fame in 2011. He also served for many years as West Chester's Director of Recreation.
Jack and his wife Dolores, "Dee", were longtime members of West Chester Golf & Country Club and Radley Run Country Club where they were avid golfers. They retired to Cape Coral, Florida in 1985. Dee passed away there in 2006.
Jack is survived by his #1 cheerleader, daughter Debbie and son-in-law Bill Bunting of Geneva, Illinois and by his son Rusty who captained his 1973-74 basketball and golf teams and Rusty's wife Ingrid of Bradenton, Florida. Also granddaughters Jacqueline and husband Sean Burdette of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Jamie Bunting and fiancé Dan Samia of North Aurora, Illinois. Jack is also survived by his three great-granddaughters; Brinley, Carlyn and Chase Burdette.
Published in The Daily Local from Mar. 27 to Mar. 29, 2015.
Jack was born March 20, 1926 in Shippensburg, Pa. After graduating from high school there, he attended Shippensburg State Teachers College for a year. He then served in WWII as Private 1st Class where he earned several awards including the bronze star and the Presidential Unit Citation.
After the war he graduated from Shippensburg State where he was president of his class and captain of the basketball team. His first teaching and coaching job was at Palmyra High School in New Jersey. He came to West Chester in 1951. He taught English and was head baseball coach for 12 years, head basketball coach for 25 years and head golf coach for 10 years. His golf teams won 5 Ches-Mont Championships. His basketball teams won 8 Ches-Mont Championships. His career basketball record was 530 wins 191 losses. Jack was inducted into the Ches-Mont Hall of Fame in 2011. He also served for many years as West Chester's Director of Recreation.
Jack and his wife Dolores, "Dee", were longtime members of West Chester Golf & Country Club and Radley Run Country Club where they were avid golfers. They retired to Cape Coral, Florida in 1985. Dee passed away there in 2006.
Jack is survived by his #1 cheerleader, daughter Debbie and son-in-law Bill Bunting of Geneva, Illinois and by his son Rusty who captained his 1973-74 basketball and golf teams and Rusty's wife Ingrid of Bradenton, Florida. Also granddaughters Jacqueline and husband Sean Burdette of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Jamie Bunting and fiancé Dan Samia of North Aurora, Illinois. Jack is also survived by his three great-granddaughters; Brinley, Carlyn and Chase Burdette.
Published in The Daily Local from Mar. 27 to Mar. 29, 2015.
Jack McClellan, formerly of West Chester Former West Chester Henderson High School teacher and coach, Jack McClellan, passed away peacefully at his home in Bradenton, Florida on February 19, at the age of 88.
Jack was born March 20, 1926 in Shippensburg, Pa. After graduating from high school there, he attended Shippensburg State Teachers College for a year. He then served in WWII as Private 1st Class where he earned several awards including the bronze star and the Presidential Unit Citation.
After the war he graduated from Shippensburg State where he was president of his class and captain of the basketball team. His first teaching and coaching job was at Palmyra High School in New Jersey. He came to West Chester in 1951. He taught English and was head baseball coach for 12 years, head basketball coach for 25 years and head golf coach for 10 years. His golf teams won 5 Ches-Mont Championships. His basketball teams won 8 Ches-Mont Championships. His career basketball record was 530 wins 191 losses. Jack was inducted into the Ches-Mont Hall of Fame in 2011. He also served for many years as West Chester's Director of Recreation.
Jack and his wife Dolores, "Dee", were longtime members of West Chester Golf & Country Club and Radley Run Country Club where they were avid golfers. They retired to Cape Coral, Florida in 1985. Dee passed away there in 2006.
Jack is survived by his #1 cheerleader, daughter Debbie and son-in-law Bill Bunting of Geneva, Illinois and by his son Rusty who captained his 1973-74 basketball and golf teams and Rusty's wife Ingrid of Bradenton, Florida. Also granddaughters Jacqueline and husband Sean Burdette of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Jamie Bunting and fiancé Dan Samia of North Aurora, Illinois. Jack is also survived by his three great-granddaughters; Brinley, Carlyn and Chase Burdette.
Published in The Daily Local from Mar. 27 to Mar. 29, 2015.
Jack was born March 20, 1926 in Shippensburg, Pa. After graduating from high school there, he attended Shippensburg State Teachers College for a year. He then served in WWII as Private 1st Class where he earned several awards including the bronze star and the Presidential Unit Citation.
After the war he graduated from Shippensburg State where he was president of his class and captain of the basketball team. His first teaching and coaching job was at Palmyra High School in New Jersey. He came to West Chester in 1951. He taught English and was head baseball coach for 12 years, head basketball coach for 25 years and head golf coach for 10 years. His golf teams won 5 Ches-Mont Championships. His basketball teams won 8 Ches-Mont Championships. His career basketball record was 530 wins 191 losses. Jack was inducted into the Ches-Mont Hall of Fame in 2011. He also served for many years as West Chester's Director of Recreation.
Jack and his wife Dolores, "Dee", were longtime members of West Chester Golf & Country Club and Radley Run Country Club where they were avid golfers. They retired to Cape Coral, Florida in 1985. Dee passed away there in 2006.
Jack is survived by his #1 cheerleader, daughter Debbie and son-in-law Bill Bunting of Geneva, Illinois and by his son Rusty who captained his 1973-74 basketball and golf teams and Rusty's wife Ingrid of Bradenton, Florida. Also granddaughters Jacqueline and husband Sean Burdette of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Jamie Bunting and fiancé Dan Samia of North Aurora, Illinois. Jack is also survived by his three great-granddaughters; Brinley, Carlyn and Chase Burdette.
Published in The Daily Local from Mar. 27 to Mar. 29, 2015.
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