Monongah native Joe Diamond passes away in Maryland

Joe Diamond, brother of Phil Diamond, who ran with the Monongah High group of us when we were teenagers, passed away Wednesday, July 29.

Phil, a 1950 Fairmont St. Peter’s High School graduate, and Bob Kasper, Class of 1950, who lives in South Lyon and Presque Isle (on Grand Lake), Michigan, were co-workers at the Speedway Market in East Fairmont.

Joe Diamond

We used to go there when it was time for Bob to get off work so he could join us for an evening of fun. One time, so many of us in the car stole watermelons and put them in the car that when Bob, who had purchased a watermelon, opened the car door to put his watermelon in the vehicle, watermelons rolled out of the car and down the hill.

Phil lives in North Carolina and is recovering from heart surgery. Tony Eates, Class of 1950, who lives in Fairmont, had a Thanksgiving reunion with Phil in North Carolina.

Ah, the stupidity of youth!

 

 

Joseph Diamond

Joseph Diamond, loving husband, father and grandfather, died peacefully at home in Annapolis, Maryland, on Wednesday (July 29, 2015).

Born in Monongah in 1930 to Ralph and Mary Diamond, Joe is survived by Marie, his wife of 59 years; three children, Jo Marie, Ralph and Thomas; a brother, Philip, and a sister, Antoinette; a grandson, Nathaniel; an uncle, Chester; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; his sister, Bernadine; and his brothers, James and Albert.

Joe served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.

Joe earned degrees from Fairmont State and Bowie State.

Joe taught school at both Arundel High School and Annapolis Junior High, specializing in industrial arts, before serving in the position of pupil personnel worker at Anne Arundel County Public Schools, retiring in 1991.

A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 407 Jackson St., Fairmont. The Diamonds welcome friends and family to attend a luncheon reception in the parish hall immediately following the memorial service.