Background
Velde, John Ernest was born on June 15, 1917 in Pekin, Illinois, United States. Son of John Ernest and Alga (Anderson) Velde.
Velde, John Ernest was born on June 15, 1917 in Pekin, Illinois, United States. Son of John Ernest and Alga (Anderson) Velde.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1938.
President, Velde, Roelfs & Company, Pekin, 1955-1960; director, Herget National Bank, 1948-1975; director, Kroehler Manufacturing Company, 1974-1981; president, Paisano Prodns., Inc., 1980-1994; managing partner, Paisano Prodns., Inc., since 1994; managing partner, The Gardner Partnership, since 1994.
Trustee Pekin Public Library, 1948-1969, Pekin Memorial Hospital, 1950-1969, Everett McKinley Dirksen Research Center, 1965-1974, American Library. Association Endowment, 1976-1982, Joint Council Economics Education, 1977-1983, Center American Archeology, 1978-1983, Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, since 1994. Chairman American Library.
Trustee Assn.Found., 1976. Chairman trustees, board directors Center Ulcer Research and Education Foundation, 1977-1982. Member board councilors Brain Research Institute University of California at Los Angeles, 1977-1982.
Member National Commision on Library. and Information Science, 1970-1979. Member of advisory board on White House Conference on Libraries, 1976-1980. Board directors University of Illinois Foundation, 1977-1983, Omaha Public Library.
Foundation, 1985-1992, James Madison Council Library. Congress, since 1990. Vice chairman University of Illinois President' Council, 1977-1979, chairman, 1979-1981, member finance resources county steering committee, 1976-1978.
Member of advisory county UCLAGrad. School Library. and Information Science, 1981-1982. President Illinois Valley Library System, 1965-1969.
Director Lakeview Center for Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois,1962-1973. Member National Book Committee, 1969-1974. Served as Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Member American Library. Trustee Association (regional vice president 1970-1972, chairman international relations committee 1973-1976), International Boy Scouts (Baden-Powell fellow since 1987), Kappa Sigma.
Married Shirley Margaret Walker, July 29, 1940 (deceased 1969). 1 daughter, Drew; married Gail Patrick, September 28, 1974 (deceased July 1980). Married Gretchen Swanson Pullen, November 7, 1981.