John LeBlanc

John LeBlanc, 83, of Bloomington, died peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born August 26, 1930 in Grayling, Michigan, son of Alice (LeBoeuf) and George LeBlanc. He was raised in Cheboygan, Michigan; he graduated from the University of Montreal in 1952. He married Dolores (Gouine) LeBlanc August 21, 1954. He served in the Army for two years in Korea as a staff sergeant. Upon completion of his service he taught grade levels spanning 8-12 in Garden City, Michigan from 1956-59. After moving to Racine, Wisconsin he served as a Math Consultant in the Racine School District until 1968. In addition, he completed his Masters and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin during this time. Simultaneously he began writing with Silver-Burdett, Inc. in 1964 where he was head author of a mathematics textbooks series for K-12. In 1968, he joined the Mathematics Education Department at Indiana University. In 1971 he was promoted to Assistant Professor and in 1974, promoted to Professor and named Chairman of the Mathematics Development Center, a National Science Foundation funded project. He retired as Professor Emeritus in Education in 1995. He edited the Arithmetic Teacher Journal, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of Math. He enjoyed his retirement fishing/boating in Tobinabee, Michigan, driving his golf cart around The Villages, Florida and visiting with family in Zionsville, Indiana. In addition to his wife of sixty years, John is survived by seven children, Jai Kaur LeBlanc, Patricia (Barry) Hicks, John (Polly) LeBlanc, Jean LeBlanc (Joseph Scalzo), David LeBlanc (Deborah Thom), Michele LeBlanc (Michael Feltner), and Lisa Bays (Thomas). In addition, he is survived by grandchildren HariShabd, Karta Purkh, Amardev, Laura (Bo), Matthew, Kerry, David, Sarah, Jennifer (Marc), Alyssa (Alex), Gwen, Madeleine, Maxwell, Christopher, Katherine and Lucy and great-grandchild Claire. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to The National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods 7078 M-68, Indian River, Michigan 49749 or the charity of one's choice in memory of John LeBlanc. Family will receive friends from 2:30pm - 4:00pm Tuesday, May 6th at Allen Funeral Home with a memorial service at 4:00pm. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenfuneralhome.org

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John LeBlanc

August 26, 1930 - May 4, 2014