These documents from the Meyersdale, Pennsylvania chapter of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) were among the papers my uncle Ralph Dietle left to me when he died on November 30, 2023.
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The back of the first document is inscribed, "Picture taken in the school year 1958-1959". A penciled-in arrow points to Ralph Dietle.
The next document is from the 1959-1960 school year. Ralph is the first individual in the third row.
The next document is from the 1960-1961 school year.
The back of the next document is inscribed, Ralph President 61". Ralph is immediately behind the right-hand side of the FFA sign. Many of the boys are wearing their FFA jackets. To see what a Meyersdale FFA jacket looks like, click here.
Here are Ralph Dietle's toastmaster notes for the 1962 Meyersdale FFA banquet. Click here for the same notes in pdf format (1,088 KB). As the notes state, in 1962 the FFA Sweetheart was Gloria Bittner. Gloria was married to Charlie Geary by Gloria's uncle, Rev. John Sass in 1963.
