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COLLINSVILLE DOLTON
FUNERAL HOME
COLLINSVILLE, TULSA CO, OK
(permission granted)
He was born March 13, 1954, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to Noel Milton
Due and Dolores Joan Siler Due.
Mr. Due spent his early years in Dewey, Oklahoma, graduating
from Dewey High School in 1972. He received his Bachelor's
Degree in Education from Oklahoma State University (OSU) in
1978, and his Master's Degree from Northeastern State University
in 1993, before following in his father Noel's footsteps,
becoming a teacher and a football coach. In 1995, he continued
his career in Education Administration, accepting the position
of Principal at Collinsville High School. Mr. Due served as
Assistant Superintendent at Collinsville from 2004 through 2009,
and as Superintendent from 2010, until his retirement in 2014.
Mr. Due received numerous awards and citations for his
contributions to Oklahoma High School football. He served as
All-State Football Coach in 1987, and Oil Bowl Football Coach in
1994, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association
Hall of Fame in 2014.
Subsequent to his retirement he enjoyed his life at his Grand
Lake cabin.
He is survived by his two children: Kelly Green and Jackson Neil
Due of Collinsville, Oklahoma, Grandchildren: Lexie Green and
Caden Green of Collinsville, Oklahoma, Sisters: Jeanene Downey
and her husband Mike of Purcell, Oklahoma, and Melanie and her
husband David of Dewey, Oklahoma, and Brother: Stephen and his
wife Dolores of Oologah, Oklahoma. He is also survived by
several nieces and nephews, and a host of other friends and
relatives.
Preceded in death by his parents, Noel Milton Due and Dolores
Joan Siler Due.
Visitations will be held at the Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home
in Collinsville from 1:30pm through 6:00pm on Sunday, July 29,
2016, and from 9:00am through 8:00pm on Monday, August 1, 2016.
Services will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at
the Collinsville High School Events Center, with Reverend Kelvin
Limbocker officiating. Interment will follow at the Ridgelawn
Cemetery in Collinsville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Terry Due
Memorial Scholarship Fund at the American Bank of Oklahoma.
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