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Dave Schlei

Many remember Wid from his days as a pioneer and one of the founders of the Kin program at Waterloo. I remember him as a dashing young phys.ed. teacher at KCI in the 60's who took an interest in an awkward, shy 15 year old and started him on an educational journey that continues today and will continue long in to the future because of Neil. It was Wid who made me believe "I could" when all I ever thought of was "I can't". When he left KCI to go to Santa Barbara and later on to Waterloo he pulled some strings to get me admitted even though my marks would only be accepted at WLU. At Waterloo, Wid became my mentor in more ways than just academics and athletics. He was a role model in every facet of his life. I was a babysitter for him and Lynn and decided to become a teacher because of him. There are now dozens of teachers who have entered the profession because Neil Widmeyer cared about one shy kid. His legacy will be eternal. God Bless you Wid.
Tuesday January 5, 2016 at 9:02 am
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