RAPID CITY--June Lumm Clark, 88, passed away at Westhills Village on Sunday, May 31, 2009. She was born on December, 28, 1920 in rural Tyndall, to Charles Wesley and Melissa M (Curl) Lumm. The life of June Lumm Clark was dedicated to education and teaching. Her diaries indicate that education was a family value dating back to 1856. Many of her ancestors cite membership in literary groups and memberships in Friends of the Library. In her teaching resume, created for the Rapid City school district in 1944, she cites her heritage as being Irish Canadian. Resumes of that period also included ones height and weight which indicated she was a woman of small statue, but her references were tall and weighty. Her many teaching evaluations reveal her Irish heritage as she was noted as conducting her classrooms with a quiet strength. One superintendent noted she was A teacher with a calming, but not boring effect. Her lesson planning book from 1960 was evaluated as Correct and very nicely done. It is a pleasure to check it. She was a woman of dignity, organization and diligence. She was primarily an English teacher and coached the speech team as an additional activity. June graduated from Tyndall High School (now known as Bon Homme High School) with near perfect attendance in 1938. She completed her teaching certificate at Springfield College in 1940 followed by a bachelors from the University of South Dakota. Always respecting the value of education she completed a Masters in Education from USD in may of 1955. Her initial teaching positions were in the communities of Gregory, Lennox and Yankton. Her favorite color was Red as a result of attending the University of South Dakota. Her last USD stadium jacket will go to another USD graduate. She spent 39 years teaching at the former Rapid City High School On October 5, 1959 June paid the amount of $63.00 for a lifetime membership in the South Dakota Education Association. She also records her teaching salaries ranging from $450.00 in 1940 to $5610 in 1959. Her class notes also indicate that she dealt with censorship of the day with the writings of Eldridge Cleaver and Norman Mailer. June Lumm Clark was noted in 1976 as Teacher of the year for Rapid City. On March 20, 1978 at the 27th Annual Honors Convocation at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, she was awarded the Certificate of Meritorious Achievement The following was taken from the program of that day June Clark has dedicated her life to the teaching of English. An because of her faith in their ability, her students are inspired to do their best. Besides giving her classes a good background in grammar and American literature, she gives of herself her quiet dignity and charm. June Clark, an English instructor at Rapid City Central High School since 1955, was voted Rapid City teacher of the Year in 1976 and named Leader of American Secondary Education in 1971. For the past nine years, she has been Chairman of the English Department at Central High School, has served as Secretary of the Rapid City education Association, and serves on numerous committees. June Clark, for your dedication to excellence in teaching, we are pleased to present you with this Certificate of Meritorious Achievement in Education. Survivors include her sister, Erma Mikkelsen, Rapid City and cousins, Wallace Curl, Pierre and Fay Shields, Spearfish. A graveside service will be held at the Tyndall Community Cemetery on Friday, June 5th at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Burton F. Blair, friend of the family, officiating. Memorials may be sent to the Trust Department of BankWest, 709 Main Street, Rapid City, SD 57701. Her online guestbook is available at osheimschmidt.com.