Charles F. “Chuck” Flamini, 74, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at his residence. He was born on June 12, 1946 in Springfield to Oswald Flamini and Fern Sillman. Chuck married Mary Macbeth in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982 and she survives.
Mr. Flamini is also survived by his daughters, Tonya (Brandon) Douglas of Pittsfield and Beth Ray of Springfield; brother, Gary (Lisa) Flamini of Springfield; grandchildren Annabella Dorrity, Ava and Aubree Douglas, Zachary (Michelle) and Phillip Ray; two great grandchildren: Eliana and Carmela and several nieces and nephews.
Teacher, union activist, school administrator and school board member. "I don't know anyone who didn't like or respect Chuck Flamini," said Mike Zimmers, recalling his former colleague and friend, who died Wednesday. "He touched a lot of lives here and he was a proponent of 186."
A Springfield native, Flamini returned to the city in 1968 after graduating from Eastern Illinois University. His landing spot was Lanphier High School, his alma mater.
A 2005 State Journal-Register article recalled Flamini's sometimes unorthodox style of teaching. He once taught history backward, starting with the current year and working his way back in time.
Flamini was principal at Springfield High School when he retired in 2002, but he kept on teaching, including a class called "Dealing with Diversity" at the University of Illinois at Springfield. It dealt with racial, ethnic, gender and sexual diversity.
"We're trying, more than anything, to point out that tolerance is (most important)," Flamini said in 2005.
Flamini served as president of the Springfield Education Association, which represents the district's teachers and other employees. He was also an assistant basketball coach at Southeast High School and athletic director at Lanphier, where he was also principal.
Family will receive friends at Bisch & Son Funeral Home, 505 E. Allen Street, from 4:00pm to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Bisch and Son with burial to follow at Old Salem Cemetery. CDC guidelines will be followed.
Memorials may be made to the Dementia Society of America, www.dementiasociety.org and please visit the “Life Remembered Story” at www.bischandsonfuneralhome.com.
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