Barron Effenger Conrad

Barron (Duke) E. Conrad Obituary May 29, 1933 - December 9, 2020 Duke was born and raised in the city of Allentown,P.A. His humble beginnings lead us to tell his story today One of his many interests was playing with prose and such is the reason this format was chose. He went peacefully at home, at the age of 87 By all accounts, he’s already ascended to heaven He graduated high school from Allentown High Pictures confirm he was a most handsome guy Duke became a teacher, training at East Stroudsburg State His students would tell you that his skills seemed innate Then off to the Army, being all he could be By the time he got out, he’d have a son on each knee 9 years teaching high school in the State of PA Adding 2 daughters with Dolores, in the months of April and May In 66, Yellow Springs & Antioch would beckon and call Where he’d teach and form clubs of soccer, basket & softball Years with youth soccer, then coaching YS High from 75-79 When Antioch struggled financially, it was an obvious sign To Iowa Wesleyan, where he taught majors in H.P.E. & R. Coaching 2 women’s teams, co-ed swimming & raising the bar Yellow Springs pulled at his heart strings, a town hard to compare Working at W.P.A.F.B.as a specialist in morale and welfare He finished working and coaching in the public schools of Troy Finally retiring in 03, he could hardly conceal his great joy He followed Cardinals baseball and men’s basketball at U.D. Traveling, gardening and friends, having fun was the key Duke spent his life teaching and coaching, not for the glory Making a difference in young lives, that was his story Duke Conrad will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 65 years, Dolores and his children Duke S. (Bobbi), Craig (Mary), Kathy, Gwen (Scott)Gregory and will also be fondly remembered by his 5 grandchildren Nicole (Eric) Reynolds, Jake (Krista), Kendra, Kelsey & Nicholas Gregory. Special thanks are extended by the family to Adam Lambert and Felicity Nibert for their dedicated service to Duke the past 2 years and the caring staff from Hospice of Dayton. In this unusual, COVID19 year of 2020, no celebration of life is immediately planned. The family will notify loved ones in the future when a service is scheduled.