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Galen Eugene Busch

Birth	:	10 Sep 1939 Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	25 Apr 2014 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Memory Grove Cemetery, Mission, Todd County, USA
Description	:	Galen Busch, age 74, of Mission, SD, passed away in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday, April 25, 2014. Funeral service is at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 3rd at the Todd County High School Gymnasium. A dinner and give away will immediately follow at the SGU Multipurpose Building. There is a private family burial. Survivors include: Wife- Patti Busch of Mission, SD. Children- Coliln Busch of Kamis, UT, Kevin Busch of Mission, SD, Nicole Simko of Salt Lake City, UT, Kendra Fernan of Mission, SD, Marci Stevens of St. Lawrence, SD and Mandi Loughran of Valentine,... Read More	Galen Busch, age 74, of Mission, SD, passed away in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday, April 25, 2014. Funeral service is at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 3rd at the Todd County High School Gymnasium. A dinner and give away will immediately follow at the SGU Multipurpose Building. There is a private family burial. Survivors include: Wife- Patti Busch of Mission, SD. Children- Coliln Busch of Kamis, UT, Kevin Busch of Mission, SD, Nicole Simko of Salt Lake City, UT, Kendra Fernan of Mission, SD, Marci Stevens of St. Lawrence, SD and Mandi Loughran of Valentine, NE. Sister- Kathleen Schultz of Yorkville, IL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Galen Busch, 75, was born in 1939 in Huron, where he attended the Huron Public Schools. Throughout his schooling years he was active in sports, participating in football, basketball, track and Jr.-Jr. Baseball. In the later high school years he concentrated on track, especially the pole vault, where he achieved state championships in 1956 and 1957 and also the ESD conference championship in 1957. He graduated from Huron High School in 1957. He continued his education at South Dakota State University, participating in the track program. During his tenure there he set an SDSU record in the pole vault at 13'2'. While a student at SDSU he met his future wive, Patti, who introduced him to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was baptized in June 1961. They were married in Huron in 1962 and later were sealed in the Salt Lake City temple. After graduating and doing advanced work at SDSU, in 1965 he returned to Huron and enrolled at Huron College, receiving his teaching certification in 1966. He began his teaching career that fall at Todd County High School. During this time, until 1972, he coached some junior high basketball, volunteering assistance with varsity track, a short stint with the developing cross country program and kept active in some independent basketball play. Galen left the system in 1972 to complete an advanced degree through the National Science foundation, receiving his MNS degree from the University of South Dakota and then returned to Todd County for the 1973-1974 school year. He spent many summers with the 2+2+2 program at SDSU, taking Native American students there who were interested in science. He also did some medical research in the summer at USD. Galen and Patti raised six children: Colin, Kevin, Nicole, Kendra, Marci and Mandi. They also had a German exchange student, Anne Trenkmann. Galen began coaching volleyball in 1978 and continued for 26 years. He retired as the winningest volleyball coach in the state. Some of the highlights of his career were coaching his four daughters and two granddaughters. His two youngest daughters were on his championship team in 1993 and both received All-Tourney and All-State recognition. Galen also taught science classes at Sinte Gleska University and some through the University of South Dakota nursing program. Galen continued to put on volleyball camps most summers, particularly for the elementary and middle school students. Four of his younger granddaughters have come to the camps, two from Miller, one from Valentine, Neb., and one from Mission. Galen was twice the SDHSCA Volleyball Coach of the Year, SDHSVCA West River Coach of the Year several times, past president of the SDVCA and also of the SDHSCA and continued as a board member. He was an inaugural South All Star head volleyball coach beginning the classic in 1989 and later served as assistant coach for the All Star Team. He received The Lakota National Invitational Girls Athletic Achievement Award in 1993. He was a nominee for National Volleyball Coach of the Year in 1998 and chosen as the National Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2002. He was also honored by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe that year for outstanding dedication to the Native American youth and was awarded the Lakota Nation Invitational Public Service Award that same year. In 2003, he was presented the SDHSAA Distinguished Service Award. In 2004 he was presented with the SDHSCA Max Hawk Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership, contributions and dedicated service to the South Dakota High School coaches Association. He was inducted into the S.D. Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2006, he was the recipient of the SDHSAA's as Girls and Women in Sports Leadership Award. Galen was in the inaugural class chosen for induction into the S.D. Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008. Also that year he was honored by his alma mater, SDSU, with the Ralph Ginn Coaching Achievement Award at their Festival of Champions banquet, which recognizes alumni who have achieved outstanding coaching careers. In 2012 he was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, being the first volleyball coach to be inducted. On June 25, 2013, he was inducted into the National Athletic Coaches hall of Fame at their National Convention in Des Moines. In August he received the award that he said meant the most: His former players held an honoring and meal at the high school for him and presented him with a star quilt and plaque, and a drum group did an honoring song. Galen was very active in his church, serving as Rosebud and Pine Ridge District President, a district high councilor, Rosebud Branch President, Councilor in the Rosebud Branch, Clerk, part-time seminary coordinator and teacher, among other jobs in the church. He was an active hunter and fisherman and loved planting a huge garden to share produce with others. He also loved yard work. He became very active in the Habitat for Humanity program in recent years and loved helping there as well as helping many others who came to him for assistance. He also enjoyed being a tutor to the students at Sicangu Owayawa Oti up until his death. Galen's grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the love of his life. They loved having shoulder rides from him. He was very proud of their accomplishments. Galen suffered a massive stroke April 24 and was taken by ambulance to Rosebud, where he was flown to Sanford in Sioux Falls. He was pronounced dead the following day. Galen was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Geraldine Busch; in-laws Joe and Ruth Wood; brother, Dennis; sister, Judy Welch; brothers-in-law, Roger Ball, Richard Blonquist and Dr. Robert Kundei; sister-in-law, Launa Blonquist; nephew, Steve Christman; and niece, Pepper Blonquist. He is survived by his wife, Patti of Mission; children, Colin (Wanda) Busch of Kamas, Utah; Kevin ("Totes") Busch of Mission; Nicole (Jim) Simko of Salt Lake City; Kendra (Shannon) Fernen of Mission; Marci (Jeremy) Stevens of St. Lawrence; Mandi (Todd) Loughran of Valentine; sister, Kathleen (Harold) Schultz of Yorkville, Ill.; sister-in-law, Margaret Busch of Mendon, Vt.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. A wake will be held May 2 at Sinte Gleska University beginning at 6 p.m. and the funeral will be at the Todd County High School on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~ The Huron High and South Dakota State grad got in on the ground floor of high school volleyball in South Dakota and left as the winningest volleyball coach in the state. The first person from the sport of volleyball to be selected to the Sports Hall of Fame, Busch had a 617-305 record in 26 seasons - all at Todd County. His teams reached the state tournament 16 times. His 1982 and '83 teams both finished as runner-up in the one-class state-tourney format in the first two years that the sport had a sanctioned state tourney. His 1993 team won the Class A state title. He started teaching at Todd County in 1966, then left in 1972 to complete an advanced degree. When he returned to Todd County in 1973, some physical education instructors in the state were introducing volleyball in PE intramural programs and they played against nearby schools at times. Mary Stolle began the Todd County program, and she welcomed Busch's volunteer help and asked him to learn the rules and help officiate in matches, which he did. When Stolle left the system in 1978, it was considered a girls sport at Todd County, several years before the state sanctioned it. Busch took over the program, thus beginning 26 years of learning, teaching and implementing what Stolle started into state-sanctioned season play. He retired after the 2005 season. Among the highlights was being able to coach his four daughters and two granddaughters. Busch worked tirelessly to promote the sport of volleyball throughout the state. He continues to put on camps each summer, particularly for the elementary and middle school players. He was named the National High School Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2002. He was inducted into the S.D. Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005, and he was in the inaugural class chosen for induction into the S.D. Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is a former president of the S.D. Volleyball Coaches Association and the S.D. High School Coaches Association. In 2008, he received SDSU's Ralph Ginn Coaching Achievement Award. At Huron, Busch won state titles in the pole vault in 1956 and '57. At SDSU, he set the school pole vault record of 13 feet, 2 inches.

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Galen Eugene Busch's memorial is located at: Memory Grove Cemetery, Mission, Todd County, USA.
When did Galen Eugene Busch death?
Galen Eugene Busch death on 25 Apr 2014 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA

Family Members:

Parent

Eugene Richard Busch

(1914 - 1992)

Geraldine Harriet Everts Busch

(1915 - 1991)

Spouse

Patricia Kay “Patti” Busch

(1942 - 2019)

Siblings

Dennis Richard Busch

(1941 - 1964)

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Coordinate: 43.2746200, -100.6502800

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9. Halligan Family Cemetery
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16. Zions Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3052760, -100.6528920

17. Red Leaf Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3861008, -101.1924973

18. Saint Agnes Cemetery
Todd County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0372009, -100.6952972

19. Saint George's Episcopal Cemetery
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20. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1892014, -101.1314011

21. Salt Camp Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2771988, -100.9393997

22. Grace Chapel Cemetery
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23. Feather- Necklace Family Cemetery
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24. Good Voice Cemetery
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