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Obituary- Shideler, Philip 1

Philip Eddy Shideler
Philip Eddy Shideler passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Philip was born January 23,1930, the son of Jay and Bessie (Eddy) Shideler in Topeka, KS. As a student at Washburn Rural High School, he was a guard and captain of the basketball team, graduating in 1948. Philip then enrolled at Kansas State University, majoring in Agriculture Economics. Philip was also a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Acacia Fraternity.

After graduating from Kansas State in 1952, he was joined in marriage to JoAnn A. Currier and was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. In 1953 they moved to Midwest City, OK and were stationed at Tinker Air Force Base. In 1956, they moved back to Topeka where he worked with the National Weather Service for thirty-one years while serving in the Air Force Reserve. He also graduated from Washburn University with a Mathematics degree in 1965. After earning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he retired from the U.S. Air Force/Air Force Reserve in 1990. During that time, he was named Meteoroiogist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service Office in Topeka in 1974, and held that position until retiring in 1987. He also taught meteorology courses at Washburn University.

Philip was a member and a past president of the West Topeka Rotary Club, and a board member at Gtrust Financial Partners. He was an active member of First Christian Church, where he held a variety of positions and taught Sunday school. In 1975 he was awarded the United States Department of Commerce bronze medal and was named Topeka F.B.A. Civil Servant of the Year.

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