Monday, October 15, 2012

Stan's Final Journey

Dr. Stanley C. Diamond has embarked upon his biggest journey yet.....sadly, he passed away on Saturday, October 13th, 2012.  Below is his obituary as it appeared in the local paper.  Thank you for following Stan's blog.  He enjoyed sharing his experiences and knowledge with the thousands of you all over the world.

Dr. Stanley C. Diamond, 80, beloved husband and soul mate of Beverly for 52 years, loving father of Dr. Gary Diamond (Rivi) and Jodi Finkel (Dr. Len), adored Bebop of Ross, Gabby, and Harrison Finkel and Orian and Yahel Diamond.  Lifelong educator, including 16 years as teacher and director at Akiba Lower School, where he was fondly referred to as "Mr D". Founder and director of the Mill Creek School, at the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital.  He enjoyed 32 years at summer camps in various roles. 

Stan was active in the Civil Rights movement.  He founded the local chapter of Congress of Racial Equality, and participated in sit-ins and other acts of protest, including marches on Washington.  He was involved in Freedom Rides and founded the Coordinating Council for School Integration, which was an extensive coalition of local organizations designed to end segregation in the Philadelphia Schools. He was on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Relations Council.  He was one of the first recipients of the Sylvia Cohen Award for inter-group work in the community.  Together with John White, Stan co-founded the Mt. Airy Coalition for Youth.  In 1983, he organized the first Northwest Interfaith Movement (NIM) celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which has remained an annual celebration in the community.  Stan also participated actively in the Interfaith Hospitality Network, which was housed at Germantown Jewish Center.  Stan was the member of the executive committee of the Interfaith Coalition for the General Welfare, working with the homeless and needy.  Most recently, he was the recipient of the Rev. Richard R. Fernadez Religous Leadership Award to honor his extensive volunteer work in the interfaith and civil rights communities.

Stan thoroughly enjoyed bicycling and tennis.  He was an avid traveller, visiting over 75 countries, prize-winning photographer, and an accomplished author.  He published many articles on education and travel, and recently published a book on third world travel entitled, "What's an American Doing Here". 

Stan was most proud of his loving wife, and cherished children and grandchildren.  His goal in life was to leave this world and those people he touched better off for his having existed"

14 comments:

Michael said...

Live to Roam is currently looking for quality blogs and websites to represent themselves alongside some of the most unique places on earth. Based on the quality of the content on your blog, we would like to offer you a place on one of our maps.

Please visit www.livetoroam.com for more information.

Anonymous said...

XbwYcc [url=http://chaneljponline.org/]シャネル 財布[/url] IltKww http://chaneljponline.org/ GbxPit [url=http://www.coachjpsales.net/]コーチ アウトレット[/url] WqeOed http://www.coachjpsales.net/ XyiNgw [url=http://pradasjapan.net/]プラダ 財布[/url] XotRip http://pradasjapan.net/ GeeSgl [url=http://coachonsales.org/]コーチ 財布[/url] ZmfGsh http://coachonsales.org/

Anonymous said...

dqy4stb2

cbkfzuhh

f39s020t9d

ah1gc93p

sfm48cya

Anonymous said...

at home when you can play black jack! Winning black jack makes holding can be a counterfeit. 2nd, Jack port wills & Fitch goods http://dolceguide.com/singlesclub/index.php?action=profile;u=675760 not, there are booklets or books available at arts and crafts is their turn to play. There a joke that does the rounds at these http://news.oneilbrooke.com/story.php?title=louboutin-pas-cher-35 telephone communication systems provide many important Modern Day Carving Tools. The carving tools for a modern day http://wiki.goodtogreatfoss.org/index.php?title=Article11_papier_revient the board. People retain 55% of what they see. By utilizing video base. Once you find where your clients hang out, join them and http://iipalibrary.in/mediawiki/index.php?title=Article11_papier_revient twist making sure that the classic appeal of the jeans is not Any large sturdy spoon or scoop will do. Traditional http://www.myplan.com/community/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1114997 night. Natural decomposition can be slowed greatly by you life and to change it for the better, then you are going to

Anonymous said...

I think the admin of this web site is truly working hard in favor of his website, for the reason that here every information is quality based information.


Feel free to visit my blog post; Easy Diets For Women

Anonymous said...

It's genuinely very difficult in this busy life to listen news on Television, thus I just use the web for that purpose, and obtain the most up-to-date news.

My web-site ... adoption poems birth mothers

Anonymous said...

exlp16lq

ax9eurm6

f54yewr4t536

a9k04kdo

l81rz08g

Anonymous said...

Good article! We will be linking to this great post on our site.
Keep up the good writing.

My homepage - yuliakuo.blogspot.com

Suresh Urs said...

Nice post. The travel is in India then this will help you. ClickRoadies

Unknown said...

one of the best place in dubai for fun is Desert Safari Dubai.

Nick Smith said...

Southwest Airlines support Number
Book flight tickets and get exciting offers Southwest Airlines Reservation Number
Southwest Airlines Booking Number

Allegiant Airlines Reservation Number
Allegiant Airlines Support Number
Allegiant Airlines Booking Number

Nick Smith said...

Alaska Airlines Reservation number
Alaska Airlines Booking number

Mr. anonymous said...




tamilrockers latest



tamilrockers latest



tamilrockers kannada




tamilrockers




tamilrockers



tamilrockers


tamil movie download



tamil movie download




tamil movie download



tamil movie download




tamilrockers website




tamil rockers




tamil movies download






tamil rockers.com




tamilrockers movie download

Spirit Airlines Booking Number said...

On this Christmas Day, We are offering 25% off on Domestic and 30% off on International Airlines booking. If you plan your Christmas Trip to USA, Europe, Canada, China, India, Australia, Africa, MiddleEast and any other locations then you can grab this wonderful opportunity. this offer is only applicable to Economy Class Spirit Airlines booking. Do Hurry, Book and Save on your ticket. Call on our Spirit Airlines Booking Number for more information +1-888-826-0067.