Background
Daum, John LaVern was born on July 3, 1929 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Son of John Albert and Miriam Daum.
Daum, John LaVern was born on July 3, 1929 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Son of John Albert and Miriam Daum.
Associate of Arts in Education, Centralia Junior College, 1952. Bachelor in Music Education, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1954. Master of Arts in Music Education, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1962.
Band director, teacher School District 1, Vienna, 1954—1958, Reorganized District 1, Matthews, Missouri, 1958—1962, Community Unit 1, Charleston, Illinois, 1962—1988. Retired, 1988; band director, originator Charleston Community Band, since 1977. Commissioner Park & Recreation Advisory, Charleston, 1990—2005.
Music adjudicator Illinois High School Association, 1968—2005, Illinois Elementary School Association, 1968—2005.
Leader Boy Scouts American, staff National Jamboree, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005. Member of National Federation High School Music Association, National Band Association.
Married Emma Elizabeth Kent, October 17, 1954. Children: John Thomas, Susan Lucille Daum-Bartling, Nancy Jane Daum-Durham, Brian Lee.