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Aileen W Graham 1928 - 2003

Aileen W Graham of Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS was born on January 3, 1928, and died at age 75 years old on October 10, 2003.

Aileen W Graham

Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS 67209

January 3, 1928

October 10, 2003

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Graham, Aileen W., 75, retired Director of Library Media Services for Manhattan School District 383, died Friday, October 10, 2003 in Wichita. Born Aileen Eloise Wheeldon January 3, 1928 on a farm in Brownville, Neb., Mrs. Graham developed a passion for reading at age three that defined the course of her life. Devouring school textbooks and skipping two primary school grades, Mrs. Graham graduated from high school at age 16 and received an education degree from Peru State Teachers’ College in Peru, Neb. at age 20. A week after graduation she married her longtime study partner and fellow aspiring teacher, Ralf Graham. From 1948 to 1956 Mrs. Graham taught music, English, business, speech and drama at Nebraska schools, first in Brock and later in Auburn. Following her childhood love of reading, she spent her summers earning a Masters in Library Science degree from the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1954. While taking a 10-year sabbatical to raise her two daughters, Mrs. Graham moved with her family to Manhattan in 1961. She returned to teaching in 1967 as Library Media Specialist for what was then Manhattan Junior High School. Eight years later she earned a Masters in School Administration degree from Kansas State University and became Director of Library Media Services for Manhattan/Ogden Unified School District 383. In 1992, after 17 years with Mrs. Graham as Director, USD 383’s library program won the American Association of School Librarians’ National School Library Media Program of the Year award. Mrs. Graham was also an active leader in service and professional associations, including Eastern Star, Girl Scouts, Delta Kappa Gamma, the American Library Association and the Kansas Association of School Librarians, for which she served as president. For a decade she also chaired the selection committee for the statewide William Allen White Children’s Book Award. She continued to serve on the committee for many more years and was still an active member when she died. After her retirement in 1992, Mrs. Graham and her late husband moved to Wichita, to be near daughter Ellen Moore’s growing family. There Mrs. Graham became an enthusiastic church volunteer, which included continuing her life’s mission for children’s literacy by supporting her church library and becoming a “story lady” for preschoolers. Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by her husband, parents and three infant brothers. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law Ellen and Dennis Moore of Wichita, and Dawn Graham and John Newcomer of Arlington Heights, Ill; and grandchildren Matthew, Alosha and Masha Moore of Wichita. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at West Heights United Methodist Church in Wichita, with Rev. John Martin officiating. A memorial fund has been established at West Heights United Methodist Church, 745 N. Westlink, Wichita, Kansas, 67212.

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In 1928, in the year that Aileen W Graham was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.

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In 1939, by the time she was just 11 years old, on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.

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Graham, Aileen (Jul 25, 1949 - Oct 8, 1995) Graham, Aileen (Jul 19, 1904 - Mar 1979) Graham, Aileen (Jul 7, 1907 - Oct 7, 2006) Graham, Aileen (Nov 30, 1927 - Jan 26, 2005)

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Graham, Margaret (Born Nov 10, 1913) Graham, Robert (Aug 20, 1818 - Feb 10, 1890) Graham, Clement (Born Sep 1866) Graham, Maybelle (Born 1910) Graham, P.j. (Born Nov 19, 1948) Graham, Dearl (Born Apr 29, 1934) Graham, Virginia (Born Feb 22, 1956) Graham, Darren (Born Oct 27, 1959) Graham, Leona (Born Aug 8, 1939) Graham, Kevin (Born Feb 23, 1966)

Graham, Ashley (Born Sep 9, 1986) Graham, Aaron (Born Sep 28, 1992) Graham, Elizabeth (Born Aug 7, 1990) Graham, Minnie (Born Mar 8, 1914) Graham, James (Born 1858) Graham, Barbie (Born Aug 23, 1949) Graham, Tim (Born Mar 8, 1980) Graham, Joe (Born Jul 5, 1900) Graham, Rachel (1767 - 1851) Graham-Toler, Lucy (Apr 6, 1876 - 1966)

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