Charles G. Krone

3/19/29 – 12/17/15

Charles Krone was born in Moline, Illinois to Yvonne Raeymaeckers and Charles Henry Krone on the spring Equinox in 1929. He grew up during the Recession and learned the value of hard work at an early age. As a young boy he helped the milkman with deliveries from his horse drawn carriage. His mother had a large garden, and he helped her with harvesting and canning the vegetables and fruit. He grew up loving to work and to help people, and these characteristics remained with him throughout his life. Charlie pioneered many of the founding concepts in the field of organization development, integrating several disciplines to formulate principles and processes for self- actualization, self-realization and systemic thinking. As a consultant he dedicated himself to making the world a better place through applying vision and creativity to developing organizations where people could simultaneously have a meaningful work life, contribute to the success of their business, and develop to their full professional and spiritual potential.

His nature was friendly and outgoing and he also enjoyed challenging people in order to draw out the best in them. He loved people and loved interaction. He was playful, expressive, energetic and affectionate. He wanted to understand and bring out the spiritual essence of people and the situations they could influence, and to thereby make life more poignant and more real.

He loved his family, neighbors and friends, and always did his best to inspire people to reach beyond traditional aspirations. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Krone; his brother, Bill Krone; his 3 children, Pam, Keith and Brian; and his 3 grandchildren, Becky, Clayton and Jason. He wishes everyone a happy and fulfilling life. Please send any donations in his name to support the education of the orphaned children of Tibet at Joru Foundation (www.jorufoundation.org) or to support children’s equine therapy at Hope, Horses and Kids (http://hopehorseskids.org).

His cremation ceremony will be attended by family at the Paul mortuary. An informal gathering of family and friends will be held at a future date.

Charlie – husband, father, friend, teacher, dreamer, business man, rancher, friend of the earth, we will miss You!