Charles Van Dyne joined a special group of Ada residents as announced in a surprise at the recent Kiwanis Club meeting.
The club announced that it has planted a tree at the Ada park in Van Dyne’s honor.
Here’s a list of some of the community projects that Van Dyne assisted in during his professional career in Ada.
• Service including the Ada Kiwanis Club, Hardin County Community Foundation, the Hardin County Bar Association for over 50 years and the Benevolent and Fraternal Order of Elks.
• Van Dyne has also served at a sitting Hardin County Judge and has practiced law in Ada for many years.
• In Kiwanis, Van Dyne, who joined the club in 1960, served as club president, chaired numerous committees, inducted new members into the club for years and is always very active in club fundraisers and other activities.
In accepting the honor, Van Dyne said he was completely caught off-guard with the honor, thinking he was present to honor another former member.
For a complete summary of the recent Kiwanis Club open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Ada Kiwanis began honoring members in 1999, with the first recipient being Everett Ludwig. The complete list of follows:
Year Kiwanis Member
1999 Everett F. Ludwig
2000 Barton F. Snyder
2001 Daryl E. Baker
2002 Walter S. Sousley
2003 Wilbur E. Umphress
2004 Harold E. Remsburg
2005 Robert H. Hilliard
2006 Dr. Eugene N. Hanson
2007 Dr. Edwin R. Rodabaugh
2008 Dr. George E. Hassell
2009 Oscar L. “Pat” Patterson
2010 Dr. Albert A. Baillis
2011 Cloyce Hauenstein
2012 Judge Claude W. Pettit
2013 Von M. “Spot” Spellman
2014 Charles Van Dyne
