CHARLESTON — Dr. Stanley G. Rives, Ph.D., 89, of Charleston, passed away Wednesday (Nov. 13, 2019) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Stanley was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Assumption, son of James and Frances Bunker Rives. Frances later remarried Dale Haverfield. Stanley married Sandra Lou Belt in 1957 at Granite City; she preceded him in death on Feb. 26, 2015.
He is survived by their children, Jackie Rives and Joseph (Scott Brouette) Rives.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, stepfather and two brothers, Roger and Richard.
Stanley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston. He retired as president of Eastern Illinois University. In his service to Illinois State University and Eastern Illinois University, Stan was on numerous local, statewide and national boards, panels and commissions. He was especially proud of his wife, Sandy, in her work advancing rural health and career opportunities for women in East Central Illinois. He was a strong advocate for undergraduate education, graduate programs of excellence, diversity, and community and economic development. He loved to play cards and travel, especially to warm climates, with family and friends.
A memorial service will be scheduled in the spring. Memorials may be directed to the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Awards through the Eastern Illinois University or Illinois State University Foundation or volunteering time at an organization of the person's choosing. Arrangements are by Harper-Swickard, Charleston.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - November 2019
Stanley was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Assumption, son of James and Frances Bunker Rives. Frances later remarried Dale Haverfield. Stanley married Sandra Lou Belt in 1957 at Granite City; she preceded him in death on Feb. 26, 2015.
He is survived by their children, Jackie Rives and Joseph (Scott Brouette) Rives.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, stepfather and two brothers, Roger and Richard.
Stanley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston. He retired as president of Eastern Illinois University. In his service to Illinois State University and Eastern Illinois University, Stan was on numerous local, statewide and national boards, panels and commissions. He was especially proud of his wife, Sandy, in her work advancing rural health and career opportunities for women in East Central Illinois. He was a strong advocate for undergraduate education, graduate programs of excellence, diversity, and community and economic development. He loved to play cards and travel, especially to warm climates, with family and friends.
A memorial service will be scheduled in the spring. Memorials may be directed to the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Awards through the Eastern Illinois University or Illinois State University Foundation or volunteering time at an organization of the person's choosing. Arrangements are by Harper-Swickard, Charleston.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - November 2019
CHARLESTON — Dr. Stanley G. Rives, Ph.D., 89, of Charleston, passed away Wednesday (Nov. 13, 2019) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Stanley was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Assumption, son of James and Frances Bunker Rives. Frances later remarried Dale Haverfield. Stanley married Sandra Lou Belt in 1957 at Granite City; she preceded him in death on Feb. 26, 2015.
He is survived by their children, Jackie Rives and Joseph (Scott Brouette) Rives.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, stepfather and two brothers, Roger and Richard.
Stanley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston. He retired as president of Eastern Illinois University. In his service to Illinois State University and Eastern Illinois University, Stan was on numerous local, statewide and national boards, panels and commissions. He was especially proud of his wife, Sandy, in her work advancing rural health and career opportunities for women in East Central Illinois. He was a strong advocate for undergraduate education, graduate programs of excellence, diversity, and community and economic development. He loved to play cards and travel, especially to warm climates, with family and friends.
A memorial service will be scheduled in the spring. Memorials may be directed to the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Awards through the Eastern Illinois University or Illinois State University Foundation or volunteering time at an organization of the person's choosing. Arrangements are by Harper-Swickard, Charleston.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - November 2019
Stanley was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Assumption, son of James and Frances Bunker Rives. Frances later remarried Dale Haverfield. Stanley married Sandra Lou Belt in 1957 at Granite City; she preceded him in death on Feb. 26, 2015.
He is survived by their children, Jackie Rives and Joseph (Scott Brouette) Rives.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, stepfather and two brothers, Roger and Richard.
Stanley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston. He retired as president of Eastern Illinois University. In his service to Illinois State University and Eastern Illinois University, Stan was on numerous local, statewide and national boards, panels and commissions. He was especially proud of his wife, Sandy, in her work advancing rural health and career opportunities for women in East Central Illinois. He was a strong advocate for undergraduate education, graduate programs of excellence, diversity, and community and economic development. He loved to play cards and travel, especially to warm climates, with family and friends.
A memorial service will be scheduled in the spring. Memorials may be directed to the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Awards through the Eastern Illinois University or Illinois State University Foundation or volunteering time at an organization of the person's choosing. Arrangements are by Harper-Swickard, Charleston.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - November 2019
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