From the Fort Collins Coloradoan Oct 16 2017:
The sign in a public park near Fort Collins High School says “Stew Case.” Who, people might well wonder, was he, and why is a park named for him?
Born in Fort Collins, Stewart Case graduated from Fort Collins High School and Colorado A&M College (now Colorado State University). In college has was elected student body president and named a pacemaker, one who is active in student life and likely to succeed in life.
Soon after graduating he was called to serve his country during the Second World War. Commissioned a second lieutenant, he was in the US Army until 1946, then recalled to service during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning to civilian life, Case settled in to promote recreation and parks. He was the first college extension agent hired to do that specific job.
And he did it with gusto. His job was to encourage development of parks and recreational facilities, especially in small towns and farming communities all over Colorado. He worked to help develop recreational opportunities and facilities to provide residents with places to participate in recreational activities and events.
His interest in the benefits of recreation blossomed within his family—parents and children hunted, camped and fished together. At home, they played softball and had popcorn parties. Neighbors said the Case house was always lively with some kind of family activity.
While working in the Extension Service, Case also volunteered in his hometown, being on the board of the Fort Collins Recreation Commission, helping to shape the newly formed Parks and Recreation Department, and being an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks’ Fort Collins Lodge. Over two decades, he and his wife, Elizabeth, hosted 18 foreign students through the International Students’ Association.
Retirement in 1971 did not slow him down; he continued to take part in volunteer organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and to be active at the First Methodist Church.
Throughout his life, Case received many honors and awards, among them a unique table dedicated to him in the Department of Recreation Resources, a bronze star for contributions to troop morale, several awards from American Parks and Recreation Services, and being named an honor alumnus by Colorado State University."
Contributor: KET (47292223) • [email protected]
The sign in a public park near Fort Collins High School says “Stew Case.” Who, people might well wonder, was he, and why is a park named for him?
Born in Fort Collins, Stewart Case graduated from Fort Collins High School and Colorado A&M College (now Colorado State University). In college has was elected student body president and named a pacemaker, one who is active in student life and likely to succeed in life.
Soon after graduating he was called to serve his country during the Second World War. Commissioned a second lieutenant, he was in the US Army until 1946, then recalled to service during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning to civilian life, Case settled in to promote recreation and parks. He was the first college extension agent hired to do that specific job.
And he did it with gusto. His job was to encourage development of parks and recreational facilities, especially in small towns and farming communities all over Colorado. He worked to help develop recreational opportunities and facilities to provide residents with places to participate in recreational activities and events.
His interest in the benefits of recreation blossomed within his family—parents and children hunted, camped and fished together. At home, they played softball and had popcorn parties. Neighbors said the Case house was always lively with some kind of family activity.
While working in the Extension Service, Case also volunteered in his hometown, being on the board of the Fort Collins Recreation Commission, helping to shape the newly formed Parks and Recreation Department, and being an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks’ Fort Collins Lodge. Over two decades, he and his wife, Elizabeth, hosted 18 foreign students through the International Students’ Association.
Retirement in 1971 did not slow him down; he continued to take part in volunteer organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and to be active at the First Methodist Church.
Throughout his life, Case received many honors and awards, among them a unique table dedicated to him in the Department of Recreation Resources, a bronze star for contributions to troop morale, several awards from American Parks and Recreation Services, and being named an honor alumnus by Colorado State University."
Contributor: KET (47292223) • [email protected]
From the Fort Collins Coloradoan Oct 16 2017:
The sign in a public park near Fort Collins High School says “Stew Case.” Who, people might well wonder, was he, and why is a park named for him?
Born in Fort Collins, Stewart Case graduated from Fort Collins High School and Colorado A&M College (now Colorado State University). In college has was elected student body president and named a pacemaker, one who is active in student life and likely to succeed in life.
Soon after graduating he was called to serve his country during the Second World War. Commissioned a second lieutenant, he was in the US Army until 1946, then recalled to service during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning to civilian life, Case settled in to promote recreation and parks. He was the first college extension agent hired to do that specific job.
And he did it with gusto. His job was to encourage development of parks and recreational facilities, especially in small towns and farming communities all over Colorado. He worked to help develop recreational opportunities and facilities to provide residents with places to participate in recreational activities and events.
His interest in the benefits of recreation blossomed within his family—parents and children hunted, camped and fished together. At home, they played softball and had popcorn parties. Neighbors said the Case house was always lively with some kind of family activity.
While working in the Extension Service, Case also volunteered in his hometown, being on the board of the Fort Collins Recreation Commission, helping to shape the newly formed Parks and Recreation Department, and being an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks’ Fort Collins Lodge. Over two decades, he and his wife, Elizabeth, hosted 18 foreign students through the International Students’ Association.
Retirement in 1971 did not slow him down; he continued to take part in volunteer organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and to be active at the First Methodist Church.
Throughout his life, Case received many honors and awards, among them a unique table dedicated to him in the Department of Recreation Resources, a bronze star for contributions to troop morale, several awards from American Parks and Recreation Services, and being named an honor alumnus by Colorado State University."
Contributor: KET (47292223) • [email protected]
The sign in a public park near Fort Collins High School says “Stew Case.” Who, people might well wonder, was he, and why is a park named for him?
Born in Fort Collins, Stewart Case graduated from Fort Collins High School and Colorado A&M College (now Colorado State University). In college has was elected student body president and named a pacemaker, one who is active in student life and likely to succeed in life.
Soon after graduating he was called to serve his country during the Second World War. Commissioned a second lieutenant, he was in the US Army until 1946, then recalled to service during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning to civilian life, Case settled in to promote recreation and parks. He was the first college extension agent hired to do that specific job.
And he did it with gusto. His job was to encourage development of parks and recreational facilities, especially in small towns and farming communities all over Colorado. He worked to help develop recreational opportunities and facilities to provide residents with places to participate in recreational activities and events.
His interest in the benefits of recreation blossomed within his family—parents and children hunted, camped and fished together. At home, they played softball and had popcorn parties. Neighbors said the Case house was always lively with some kind of family activity.
While working in the Extension Service, Case also volunteered in his hometown, being on the board of the Fort Collins Recreation Commission, helping to shape the newly formed Parks and Recreation Department, and being an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks’ Fort Collins Lodge. Over two decades, he and his wife, Elizabeth, hosted 18 foreign students through the International Students’ Association.
Retirement in 1971 did not slow him down; he continued to take part in volunteer organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and to be active at the First Methodist Church.
Throughout his life, Case received many honors and awards, among them a unique table dedicated to him in the Department of Recreation Resources, a bronze star for contributions to troop morale, several awards from American Parks and Recreation Services, and being named an honor alumnus by Colorado State University."
Contributor: KET (47292223) • [email protected]
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Colonel in U.S. Army during WW2 and Korea. Professor of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Studies at Colorado State University. Community leader in Fort Collins, Colorado. City park named in his honor.
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