Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Harford County Board of Education remembered late President Dr. Leonard Wheeler at Monday night's Board of Education meeting.
Harford County and its public schools system are mourning the loss of a key figure. But for Dr. Leonard Wheeler's Board of Education colleagues, it's far more personal. “I miss my friend,” board member Cassandra Beverely said at Monday's Harford County Board of Education meeting. Board members held their first meeting without the presence of the board president, who passed away Sept. 11. Monday’s meeting began with a tribute and a moment of silence as Harford Board of Education members and the public shared a few words in honor of Dr. Wheeler. Don Osman, a former teacher at Havre de Grace High School and a former board member, met Dr. Wheeler in 2009 when he was appointed to the board of education. He described Dr. Wheeler as “a kind and…
Thursday, September 13, 2012
In Feb. 2011, Dr. Leonard Wheeler chatted with Aberdeen Patch about his career. Dr. Wheeler died on Sept. 11.
Dr. Leonard Wheeler died on Sept. 11.
Dr. Leonard Wheeler, the president of the Harford County School Board, died Tuesday. His funeral is set to take place early next week. Wheeler passed away suddenly Sept. 11 at the age of 73. The school system announced his passing to staff and the media on Wednesday. Visitation for Wheeler is set to take place Monday from 2-4 p.m. at Ames United Methodist Church in Bel Air, according to his obituary on McComas Funeral Home's website. A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday. He will be buried at Arbutus Memorial Park, located at 1101 Sulpher Spring Road in Baltimore. Wheeler was appointed to the board in 2008 after he retired from Baltimore City Public Schools. There he was a teacher, curriculum specialist, principal and …
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Wheeler is remembered as a "man who dedicated his life’s work to education."
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
UPDATED (11:25 a.m.)—Dr. Leonard Wheeler, the president of the Harford County Board of Education, has died. Harford County Public Schools announced the news in an all-staff email at 8 a.m. Wednesday. A copy of that email, from manager of communications Teri Kranefeld, was forwarded to Patch. It reads: County Executive David Craig released a statement just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. It read: "I am deeply saddened by the news of the unfortunate passing of Dr. Leonard D. Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler had a distinguished career as an educator and served with distinction and integrity as a member of the Board of Education. Dr. Wheeler worked tirelessly to help make Harford County Public Schools one of the finest school systems in our state. Melinda …
Roland
9:33 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
What a shame! A man devoted to the betterment of our children gone. May God rest his soul..... more ›