Dennis Hostetler
Dennis Wayne Hostetler
05 Nov 1942 - 31 Dec 2010
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Dennis Hostetler
Dennis W. Hostetler, 68, of Collinsville, Illinois passed away peacefully on December 31, 2010 of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He is survived by his life partner of 26 years, Charles Koehler, his sisters Gayle Henderson and Janice Hostetler, daughters Tesia Hostetler and Jocelyn Hostetler, sons Connor and Spencer Anderson-Procter, son-in-law Reuven Samuel, grandson Hunter Samuel, and an extended network of family and friends.
Dennis was a university professor in Public Administration for thirty-one years at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He published articles on public finance, teaching and LGBT issues and also served as a consultant for state and local government agencies. He was actively involved in the LGBT community, serving on the boards of P-FLAG, SAGE Metro St. Louis and Prime Timers St. Louis.
Dennis was an avid world traveler (inspired from his years of service in the Peace Corps), competitive tennis player, bicycle enthusiast, gay square dancer (Gateway Squares) and enjoyed playing a good round of bridge with friends. He relished intense discussions (usually about politics and life) and cherished his family and friends.
A “Celebration of Life” memorial service will be held for Dennis on Saturday afternoon, January 22. The family would welcome your short written personal remembrance or story (approx. one page) about Dennis to add to his written memoirs. For memorial service time and location and/or to send your story about Dennis, please e-mail celebrationofdennis@yahoo.com.
In lieu of cards, food or flowers, donations may be made in his name to SAGE Metro St. Louis, 2710 South Grand Avenue, suite 109, St. Louis, MO 63118 (or go to http://sagemetrostl.org/Donations.aspx ).[2]
DENNIS W. HOSTETLER
Dennis W. Hostetler of Collinsville, professor emeritus of public administration and policy analysis, died Dec. 31, 2010, after a long illness. He was 68.
Before joining Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1975 in what was then known as the Government and Public Affairs division, later part of the School of Social Sciences, Hostetler taught English and American culture for the Peace Corps at the College Moyen de Gafsa in Tunisia. He also was a teaching assistant at the University of Iowa, where he was studying for a master’s and then a doctorate, both in political science. He earned the doctorate in 1974. He had received a bachelor’s in philosophy in 1965 at the University of Montana. From 1972 to 1975, Hostetler was an assistant professor, teaching American government, public administration, state and local government, political statistics and analysis, among other subjects, all at Quincy College in Illinois.
He served as department chair of the newly named SIUE department of public administration and policy analysis from 1988 to 1996, and also served on committees for the Chancellor’s office during his career at the University. He was author of several publications on public finance, teaching, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues; served as a consultant for state and local government agencies; and received the SIUE Teaching Excellence Award in 2003. He retired from the University in 2006.
Active in the LGBT community, Hostetler served on the boards of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG); Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE) of Metro St. Louis and Prime Timers St. Louis, an educational organization for older gay or bisexual men. Hostetler also was an avid world traveler, a competitive tennis player, a bicycle enthusiast, member of the Gateway Squares (a gay square-dancing organization), and enjoyed playing bridge with friends. He relished intense discussions, usually about politics and life, and cherished extended family and friends.[3]
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Montana State University (Missoula, MT) yearbook photo, 1964
Obituary photo (St. Louis Cremation)
Obituary (PS: Political Science and Politics)
