Bernie was very involved in community service including civil defense, Red Cross, Heart Association, Epilepsy Foundation, N.E.W. Health Planning, Association for High Level Wellness, etc. He held leadership roles in these programs and received many awards and commendations for his work, serving as chairman, emergency care task force, convened by the Am. Acad. of Orthopaedic Surgeons to develop a national standardization-training curriculum for EMTs. He collaborated on four textbooks in this regard. He was involved in training most of the original EMTs in N.E.W. and Upper Michigan. He also frequently presented programs on local TV and on Wisconsin Public Radio.
After retirement Bernie was the Manager of the UW-GB Shorewood Golf Course from 1989 to 1991.
Bernie was an athletic official working out of Eau Claire, Madison, and Green Bay from 1945 to 1997. During that period he officiated baseball, basketball (52 years), cross country, football, softball, track, volleyball and wrestling at the interscholastic and intercollegiate levels. He was a member of the Nat. Assoc. of Sport Officials, the WIAA, the Indianhead Officials Assoc., the Southern WI Officials Assoc., N.E.W. Officials Assoc. - for which he was an officer for several years - and the Green Bay Officials Assoc. He organized and participated in many clinics and programs for officials, coaches, players and spectators.
As a Free and Accepted Mason, he was a member of Glenwood City Lodge 254 and the Valley of Eau Claire Scottish Rite 32nd Degree.
He is survived by his two children, son, Lee (Laura) and their children Danielle, Maxwell, and Henry; daughter, Lori (Peter) Linna and their children Breanna and Luke; one brother, Bill of Eau Claire; two sisters, Barbara of South Milwaukee and Beverly of Eau Claire; his sweetheart, Helen Donovan and her children, Karen Donovan and her kids Kelli Jo and Ryan, Brian Donovan, Susan Falish and her daughters Mary Beth and Sara, and Cindy Nelson and her children Olivia and David. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Mike of Eau Claire.
At his request there will be no formal funeral ceremonies. Ryan Funeral Home, De Pere, is assisting the family. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences to the Starks family. Any gifts shall be given to the UW-GB Athletic Department Scholarship Fund.
Bernie was very involved in community service including civil defense, Red Cross, Heart Association, Epilepsy Foundation, N.E.W. Health Planning, Association for High Level Wellness, etc. He held leadership roles in these programs and received many awards and commendations for his work, serving as chairman, emergency care task force, convened by the Am. Acad. of Orthopaedic Surgeons to develop a national standardization-training curriculum for EMTs. He collaborated on four textbooks in this regard. He was involved in training most of the original EMTs in N.E.W. and Upper Michigan. He also frequently presented programs on local TV and on Wisconsin Public Radio.
After retirement Bernie was the Manager of the UW-GB Shorewood Golf Course from 1989 to 1991.
Bernie was an athletic official working out of Eau Claire, Madison, and Green Bay from 1945 to 1997. During that period he officiated baseball, basketball (52 years), cross country, football, softball, track, volleyball and wrestling at the interscholastic and intercollegiate levels. He was a member of the Nat. Assoc. of Sport Officials, the WIAA, the Indianhead Officials Assoc., the Southern WI Officials Assoc., N.E.W. Officials Assoc. - for which he was an officer for several years - and the Green Bay Officials Assoc. He organized and participated in many clinics and programs for officials, coaches, players and spectators.
As a Free and Accepted Mason, he was a member of Glenwood City Lodge 254 and the Valley of Eau Claire Scottish Rite 32nd Degree.
He is survived by his two children, son, Lee (Laura) and their children Danielle, Maxwell, and Henry; daughter, Lori (Peter) Linna and their children Breanna and Luke; one brother, Bill of Eau Claire; two sisters, Barbara of South Milwaukee and Beverly of Eau Claire; his sweetheart, Helen Donovan and her children, Karen Donovan and her kids Kelli Jo and Ryan, Brian Donovan, Susan Falish and her daughters Mary Beth and Sara, and Cindy Nelson and her children Olivia and David. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Mike of Eau Claire.
At his request there will be no formal funeral ceremonies. Ryan Funeral Home, De Pere, is assisting the family. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences to the Starks family. Any gifts shall be given to the UW-GB Athletic Department Scholarship Fund.
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