Roush, Chester "chet" Mr. Obituary

Roush, Chester "chet" Mr. attended Fairmont West 63-83 High School in Kettering, OH. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Roush, Chester "chet" Mr..

Graduation Year	Faculty
Date of Passing	Oct 14, 2013
About	Superintendent - Kettering Schools ROUSH, Chester A. "Chet" age 95, of Kettering, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Chet was born to the late John A. and Laura Maye (Short) Roush on July 23, 1918 in Winchester, OH. He and his five sisters lost their father in 1926, but were raised by their loving mother. A graduate of Winchester High School, Alfred E. Holbrook College, and University of Wisconsin (Madison), Chet was a successful public school teacher, coach, superintendent, and later in life, a college instructor and Ohio State Board of Education member and president. Serving as a Captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Chet was active in a variety of organizations, including the Kettering Rotary, the Kettering YMCA Board, President of the Ohio Association of School Superintendents, Christ United Methodist Church, and author of two books, The History of Alfred Holbrook College, 1980 and The History of Winchester Ohio school District, 1999. The love he and wife Dottie had for family, travel, and young people were an inspiration to many. Preceded in death by parents and oldest daughter Sally Anne Brown. Chet is survived by his wife of 70 years, Dottie Satterfield Roush; children, Jean Elizabeth (John) Wolfe of Kettering, OH and John Allen (Susie Miller) Roush of Danville, KY; son-in-law, Jim Brown; four grandchildren, Luke Miller (Brooke Olsen) Roush, Rebecca Anne (Brad) Probasco, Elizabeth (Peter) Wolfe-Eberly and Mark Miller (Natalie Crable) Roush; eight great-grandchildren, Sam, Payton, Molly, Jack, Annie, Cate, Tristan, and Ben. A public "celebration of life" service will be scheduled at a later time. In lieu of flowers, people are invited to consider making gifts to the Kettering Education Foundation and/or the Fairmont Athletic Hall of Fame, 3750 Far Hills Ave. Kettering, OH 45429.