Bloomington-Normal Officials Association - BNOA

Ken Nelson passed away this past Friday. Although not a BNOA member, I'm sure many had the pleasure of working with Ken. (His obituary is in the comments)

*UPDATE*
A service for Ken will be held Friday January 2nd at Freese Funeral home in Sidney beginning at 1pm. Graveside service to follow in St. Joseph.

I was informed that Ken Nelson passed away yesterday, December 26th.
Ken was a long time area multi-sport official that reached the state finals in football and girls basketball during his tenure.

The Champaign Officials Association officers and members send our deepest condolences to the Nelson family in their time of grief.

As we become aware of more information, it will be shared under this notice.

Congratulations to officials Mike Fitzgerald, Lance Reece and former University High School Coach Cal Hubbard on their induction into the Wayne L. Meece BNOA Hall of Fame at the association's banquet last night.

It is with great sadness that bring you the news of the passing of BNOA Hall of Famer John Snyder better known as "The Dean." The Dean was the long time teacher, boys basketball coach and athletic director at Central Catholic High School. He was very influential in Intercity high school athletics and in the careers of a lot of officials in the Bloomington-Normal area.

Below is a link to his obituary on Carmody-Flynn's website.

John Snyder Obituary (1931 - 2025) - Normal, Illinois John was born on December 7th, 1931 and passed away on February 17th, 2025 at the age of 93