Dan and Sharon Reichard are the 2012 honorees.  See below for biographies of Dan and Sharon.


 

	Dan Reichard Biography Born September 1921, of deaf parents and The Great Generation, graduated high school in 1941 and immediately enlisted in the Navy in World War II. He participated as first ashore in five major invasions in both Europe and Pacific theaters of war, including Sicily, Normandy, Philippines, Okinawa, and the occupation of Hiroshima. Attended Miami University of Ohio, became a convert to Catholicism, married, and father of six children. After the death of his first wife he married Sharon and they share twenty-two grandchildren. Dan co-founded two companies, the second still exists which he retired from in 1995. His business took him into every state and three hundred largest cities in the US and Asia. He still frequently travels for his former company. He was recently entered in the Hall of Fame for the American Public Transportation Association, in Washington, DC. Dan loves sailing his sail boat in New Jersey, his hobby was painting portraits.
	Sharon McCloy-Reichard Biography Sharon McCloy-Reichard, upon retiring in 2010 from the City of Grove City, was immediately drafted to be Director of CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence because of her many years of experience as the developer and Director of the Ohio Violence Prevention Center in the Office of Criminal Justice Services. She accepted the appointment to pursue her passion and enthusiasm as a visionary to elevate the recognition of this nonprofit agency. Sharon has a long list of accomplishments in politics and leadership positions in both the public and private sector. Her service includes Reynoldsburg City Council, the COTA Board of Trustees, the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) where she served as chairman, the Franklin County Mental Health Board (ADAMH) where she served as chairman, the Community Shelter Board, and the Board of the Justice League of Ohio which she helped develop and served as chairman. After raising two children, Sharon decided to pursue her desire to complete a college education. She attended Capital University and earned a triple major in Criminology, Psychology, and Sociology wherein she graduated Suma Cum Laude and then went on to earn a Master’s Degree in psychology. She has been published in the criminal justice field and has received recognitions including the William H. Anderson Excellence in Public Service Award, the Doctor’s Hospital Golden Achievement Award for Government, and the Red Ribbon Award of Excellence in drug prevention and education, to name a few. Sharon and her husband Dan were married at St. Joseph Cathedral in 1990. Both have served as ministers, servers and readers, in all the years since. Between them they have eight children and twenty two grandchildren.
	Dan Reichard is standing in the middle with the signal light.  This picture was in the Saturday Evening Post in the early 1940s. Click on the photo for a larger size photo.

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