From Rembrandt Remembers:
"Only people experiencing what I did could possibly know how I feel. If you could go back in time 40 or 50 years, and relive your finest hour and the happiest time of your life with the same people you experienced these things with, then you would know." -- Myron Teague
Obituary -- Quoted from the Des Moines Register
MYRON A. TEAGUE
Adrian, MI
Myron A. Teague, age 84, formerly of Thompson, Iowa, passed away at the home of his son, Graham Teague, in Adrian, Michigan on Monday, June 30, 2008. Myron was born March 21, 1924 in Lake Mills, Iowa, the son of Charley and Inez (Abbott) Teague. He grew up and graduated from high school in Thompson. During World War II, Myron proudly served his country in the US Navy in the Pacific theatre. On November 23, 1941, Myron married Betty Graham of Forest City, Iowa. Betty passed away in 2001 at their home in Thompson shortly before they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Myron attended Waldorf College in Forest City and later received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Luther College in Decorah. He continued his education at Western State University in Colorado, where he attained his Master of Arts in music. Myron pursued a career as the band director in several Iowa towns, including Scarville, Meservey, Fonda-Varina and Rembrandt. While in Rembrandt, Myron's bands and small group ensembles consistently achieved first ratings every year at high school music contests the entire seven years he taught there. In 2001, at the age of 77, Myron returned to Rembrandt to direct a band made up of former students. Some forty years after leaving that school, about twenty or so of his 'kids' came back, warmed up their instruments and put on a concert for the Rembrandt Centennial. It was a moving tribute to a much-beloved teacher and mentor to these fifty-plus year old former students. This continues to be an annual event in Rembrandt even though Myron was unable to attend the last few concerts due to health reasons. After leaving Rembrandt in 1961, Myron and his family moved to Adrian, Michigan where he continued directing music at the Adrian Public Schools from which he retired in 1987. He continued to teach in Panama for the next two years working for the Department of Defense. Myron and Betty then returned to Thompson to live in the same home where he was raised. He spent the last five winters in Sebring, Florida with his daughter-in-law, Jeannie, where he enjoyed the sun and pool. He was a prolific writer of letters and stayed in contact over the years with many of his Iowa friends. He was a member of the American School Band Directors Association, the Order of the Beaded Belt, the American Legion, and a life-member of the VFW Annis Fint Post #1584 and the Masons. He was also active with the Adrian City Band. Myron is survived by his three children, Graham Teague and his wife Jeannie of Adrian; Patrick Teague and his wife Mary of Columbia, SC; and Cynthia Hoover and her husband Ken of Jacksonville, FL; six grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and two brothers, Bernard (Muriel) Teague of Freemont, CA and Lyle (Dora) Teague of Adrian.
A memorial service for Myron will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Wagley Funeral Home in Adrian with full military honors conducted by the VFW Annis Fint Post #1584. Friends may visit the family on Wednesday July 2 from 11 a.m. until the service. Iowa friends are invited to visit with the family on Saturday, July 5 from noon to 2 p.m. at Myron's home at 106 N. Harrison in Thompson. Contributions in memory of Myron may be made to Hospice of Northwest Iowa.