Richard A. "Rich" Wolff,52, of Rochester, formerly of Springfield, died Monday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born July 5, 1943, in Springfield, the son of Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Jagow Wolff. He married Janet K. Laurenzana in 1966. Mr. Wolff, a graduate of Illinois State University, was a Rochester resident for six years. He was employed as a seventh-grade social studies teacher and coach at Washington Middle School for 30 years. He was a member of St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Springfield Education Association and the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association. He served as the coach of the eighth-grade basketball and cross country teams at Washington Middle School and was named District 18 Coach of the Year by the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association for the 1995-96 school year with an overall record of 367 wins and 81 losses. He also received coach of the year honors in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Teams in which he coached were named as 1991-92 state champions, second place winners in the years 1982-83 and 1992-93, and fourth place winners in 1995-96. As coach, he won 17 city championship titles, eight regional titles, seven sectional titles and had an overall state record of 13 wins and six losses.
Survivors: wife, Janet K.; a daughter, Stacy A. Wolff of Springfield; a son, Jeffrey R. Wolff of Cayuga, Ind.; two granddaughters; parents, Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Wolff of Springfield; an aunt; an uncle; a niece; and several cousins.
Services: Mass, 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Rev.
William Carpenter officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: May 21, 1996
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 8
He was born July 5, 1943, in Springfield, the son of Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Jagow Wolff. He married Janet K. Laurenzana in 1966. Mr. Wolff, a graduate of Illinois State University, was a Rochester resident for six years. He was employed as a seventh-grade social studies teacher and coach at Washington Middle School for 30 years. He was a member of St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Springfield Education Association and the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association. He served as the coach of the eighth-grade basketball and cross country teams at Washington Middle School and was named District 18 Coach of the Year by the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association for the 1995-96 school year with an overall record of 367 wins and 81 losses. He also received coach of the year honors in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Teams in which he coached were named as 1991-92 state champions, second place winners in the years 1982-83 and 1992-93, and fourth place winners in 1995-96. As coach, he won 17 city championship titles, eight regional titles, seven sectional titles and had an overall state record of 13 wins and six losses.
Survivors: wife, Janet K.; a daughter, Stacy A. Wolff of Springfield; a son, Jeffrey R. Wolff of Cayuga, Ind.; two granddaughters; parents, Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Wolff of Springfield; an aunt; an uncle; a niece; and several cousins.
Services: Mass, 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Rev.
William Carpenter officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: May 21, 1996
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 8
Richard A. "Rich" Wolff,52, of Rochester, formerly of Springfield, died Monday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born July 5, 1943, in Springfield, the son of Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Jagow Wolff. He married Janet K. Laurenzana in 1966. Mr. Wolff, a graduate of Illinois State University, was a Rochester resident for six years. He was employed as a seventh-grade social studies teacher and coach at Washington Middle School for 30 years. He was a member of St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Springfield Education Association and the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association. He served as the coach of the eighth-grade basketball and cross country teams at Washington Middle School and was named District 18 Coach of the Year by the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association for the 1995-96 school year with an overall record of 367 wins and 81 losses. He also received coach of the year honors in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Teams in which he coached were named as 1991-92 state champions, second place winners in the years 1982-83 and 1992-93, and fourth place winners in 1995-96. As coach, he won 17 city championship titles, eight regional titles, seven sectional titles and had an overall state record of 13 wins and six losses.
Survivors: wife, Janet K.; a daughter, Stacy A. Wolff of Springfield; a son, Jeffrey R. Wolff of Cayuga, Ind.; two granddaughters; parents, Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Wolff of Springfield; an aunt; an uncle; a niece; and several cousins.
Services: Mass, 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Rev.
William Carpenter officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: May 21, 1996
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 8
He was born July 5, 1943, in Springfield, the son of Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Jagow Wolff. He married Janet K. Laurenzana in 1966. Mr. Wolff, a graduate of Illinois State University, was a Rochester resident for six years. He was employed as a seventh-grade social studies teacher and coach at Washington Middle School for 30 years. He was a member of St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Springfield Education Association and the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association. He served as the coach of the eighth-grade basketball and cross country teams at Washington Middle School and was named District 18 Coach of the Year by the Illinois State Basketball Coaches Association for the 1995-96 school year with an overall record of 367 wins and 81 losses. He also received coach of the year honors in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Teams in which he coached were named as 1991-92 state champions, second place winners in the years 1982-83 and 1992-93, and fourth place winners in 1995-96. As coach, he won 17 city championship titles, eight regional titles, seven sectional titles and had an overall state record of 13 wins and six losses.
Survivors: wife, Janet K.; a daughter, Stacy A. Wolff of Springfield; a son, Jeffrey R. Wolff of Cayuga, Ind.; two granddaughters; parents, Albert W. "Al" and Mildred Wolff of Springfield; an aunt; an uncle; a niece; and several cousins.
Services: Mass, 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Jude's Church, Rochester, the Rev.
William Carpenter officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: May 21, 1996
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 8
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