A Harvest of Memories PDF Download

Author: Don P. Diederich
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440174768
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Book Description
Don P. Diederich, the eldest child of Bernard and Leona Diederich, was born June 22, 1930, in Barnes, Kansas. In 1932 he moved with his family to a farm located two miles north and 1/2 mile west of Kimeo, Kansas. Don grew up experiencing the harshness of dry weather and the great depression as well as the transition to mechanized farming. Th e Kimeo Catholic Church was the primary center of religious education, recreational activities, and socialization. He cherished the memories of living and growing to young adulthood in the Kimeo community environment. All of his elementary years (grades one through eight) were held in a one-room country school. He attended Greenleaf High School for grades nine through twelve. In May 1952 he graduated from St. Benedict's College with a degree in Business Administration. After a two-year stint in the Army as a Military Pay Specialist, he returned to the farm north of Kimeo in 1954. As a result of tough economic times and dry weather, Don and his new bride, Kathleen, moved to Salina, Kansas, in October 1956 where Don began a long career as a Certifi ed Public Accountant with Kennedy and Coe Certified Public Accountants, retiring in 1992.