St. Paul Class of 1958

Leonard Daiber graduated from St. Paul High School in 1958. He completed studies at the Diocesan Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, IL. He then served in the Army as an Aviation Crew Chief.

While Len was in top management of construction, communication, and banking during most of his career, he was a dedicated volunteer to his community and church. Len founded Missions International in 1987 and served as its President/CEO until his death in 2015. This organization has been performing missionary work for almost 30 years in the Caribbean, and Central and Latin America. Len was involved in founding HACSM (Highland Area Christian Service Ministry and Food Pantry) in 1995 and served as its volunteer director for 8 years. He worked with the Highland Area Ministerial Alliance for over 8 years.

Len was active with the Boy Scouts and served on various committees and district activities. He was involved in United Way as Allocation Chairman and helped establish “Come Share Program”. Len was very active in his church, St. Paul parish, serving on the council for many years, president for 10 years, and on many of the committees. He helped organize ministry to nursing homes and shut-ins. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus attaining the 4th Degree. Len received the Paul Harris Fellow award from the Rotarians. Leonard Daiber passed away in June of 2015 at the age of 74.