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7/13/81
Paul Ivan Wade
A Bloomington man and an Iowa woman were found dead in a car in Rock Island lake late Sunday Morning.
Paul Ivan Wade, 34, of 706 W. Washington St. and Debra Sue Holst, 22 of LeClaire, Iowa, were found by a fisherman about 11 a.m. at Potter’s Lake, Rock Island police said. Divers recovered the bodies about 20 minutes later.
Police said they do not know how the accident occurred.
Police said Miss Holst was last seen Monday and was reported missing to LeClaire police.
Mr. Wade’s funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, the Rev. Lawrence W. Saeger officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the memorial home.
He was born Sept. 29, 1946 in Bloomington, a son of Ivan P. and Ruth L. Raddis Wade.
Surviving are his parents at the Washington address; two daughters, Piper and Katie; two brothers, David, 2421 E. Washington St. and Drew, 603 W. Front St.; and three sisters, Genie Erickson, Rock Island; Raleigh Lynn Wade, Denver, Colo.; and Susan Murphy, Oak Park.
He attended the University of Illinois, Urbana, and was an Illinois State University graduate.
He had just completed an enlistment with the U.S. Army, having served a tour of duty in Germany.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran School.
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Jack Habich
Paul and I hung around a little, but not extensively, during HS and for some time thereafter. I remember getting postcards from him from Marine Corps boot camp, and I remember him telling me that he had an uncle, General Wade, in the USMC.Years after moving to the Chicago area, I had a phone call from Paul saying that he was in the neighborhood, and asking if he could come over and talk. How he found me, I don't know.
We took a picture in my living room.
Next time I heard anything about Paul, I heard that he had died.
A few years later, I was out jogging a couple of blocks from my house, and saw a somewhat familiar figure sitting on a porch stoop. It was Paul's younger brother David. We talked, and David asked if he could come over to see the picture. He asked for it and I gave it to him.
I understand that this was the last picture that anybody had of Paul, and that his mother kept it close until the day she died.