Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 18 at 4:51PM EDT until June 18 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Today 85° Today 85° chance 66° 66° likely Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° chance 63° 63°
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021
Jerome DeLong
Jerome Forrest "Jerry" "Coach" DeLong, 80, of Sidney, was welcomed into Heaven on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 8:20 a.m.
He was born on April 3, 1940, in Sidney, OH, to the late Forrest and Marie (Barhorst) DeLong.
He graduated from Holy Angels High School in 1958, and from the University of Toledo, where he played collegiate basketball. He received his M.Ed. from the University of Dayton. Jerry was a lifelong lover of teaching and coaching, and he returned to his alma mater and taught history and government at Holy Angels/Lehman Catholic High School until 1980.
During his tenure, Jerry coached basketball, baseball and cross country. He was Lehman's first varsity boys basketball coach, and he saw great success, with two Regional Final basketball teams, and was awarded Class A Coach of the Year for the 1973-74 season. He coached girls basketball at Lehman in 1982-83, and was an assistant in the boys program in the 90's. He was inducted into the Lehman Catholic Hall of Fame in 2014.
After his years at Lehman, he took his teaching talent to the Upper Valley Career Center, where he continued teaching history and government for 21 years, retiring in 2000. He was the History Educator of the Year in 1997. He was a proud U.S. Army Veteran, and served in Korea, and was honorably discharged after his service to his country. Jerry had a positive impact on many lives in Sidney and many area communities.
After retirement, Jerry could be found spending countless hours walking, jogging, and biking throughout Tawawa Park, (He was nicknamed the "Mayor" of Tawawa Park). He enjoyed fishing, maintaining his impeccable yard, traveling, playing horseshoes, attending high school sporting events, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include Diane (Kenneth) Gigandet of Fort Loramie, Lisa (Joseph) Spaugy of Sidney, Gregory DeLong of Covington, KY, Stacey DeLong of Sidney, and Anthony "Tony" DeLong of Cleveland. His special companion, Linda Meyer of New Bremen, also survives. His grandchildren are Justin, Doug, and Megan Gigandet, Lauren, Josh and Jack Spaugy, and Abigail and Veronica DeLong. He has two sisters, Marge Latimer and Jane (Michael) Bowman, both of Sidney, and three brothers, Thomas (Jean) DeLong of Oakwood, John (Carol) DeLong of Charlotte, NC, and Michael (Tasha) DeLong, of Charlotte, NC.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary A. (Berning) DeLong, in 1992.
A Celebration of Life for Jerry will be held on Sunday, June 13, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Lehman High School.
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