Stanley
R. Moen, age 69, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2020 in Chicago, IL.
Stanley was
born on September 6th, 1950 to John and Judith Alice Moen (Johannesen) in
Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in a loving family with his two older brothers,
Kenneth and Herbert Moen.
After
graduating from Martin Van Buren High School, Queens, NY in 1968, he went on to
study Spanish and Secondary Education at Trinity International University, Deerfield,
IL.
After
graduation, he taught at Salem Christian School in Chicago IL for 5 years and then
transitioned to using his bilingual skills as a Sr. Human Rights Investigator for
the State of Illinois for 39 years leading to his recent retirement in 2017.
His love for teaching English as a Second Language or Spanish was apparent with
secondary jobs throughout his lifetime as an ESL Instructor at Triton College
and Salem Church and a Spanish Language Instructor at Sargent & Lundy.
Stanley met
his wife Susana (Arteaga) as her ESL instructor in 1973 at Salem Evangelical
Free Church. They married two years later on June 21, 1975 and went on to have
two children, Christina and Richard. His children remember him as a kind and
gentle father who encouraged them to pursue their goals.
In addition,
Stanley volunteered his time at church and with Renacer Boliviano, Inc. a not-for-profit
endowment for needy children and youth in Bolivia, where he was an active
member for decades.
Throughout his
life, he held an unwavering faith in God, and since he loved to converse with
any person who crossed his path, he was able to share his faith with those who
surrounded him.
Stanley joins
his parents, John and Alice in Heaven. He is survived by his wife, Susana, his
brothers Ken and Herbie, his children, Christina (Kenny), Richard, and his three
grandchildren, Isabella, Gabriela and Mateo.
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