Pekin Daily Times (IL)
April 14, 2022
PEORIA — Though he lived a simple life, Jon Daker accidentally became world famous.A lifelong Peorian who died Feb. 20 at the age of 82, Daker rose to fame when a video of a recital at the First United Methodist Church in Peoria went viral right as streaming video took off with YouTube. The video was shot in the early 1990s, and Heather Schopp, a West Peoria native, remembers the first time she saw it — long before it found its way online.
"One of my sisters had recorded it the day
Times Record, The (Aledo, IL)
April 13, 2022
PEORIA — Though he lived a simple life, Jon Daker accidentally became world famous.A lifelong Peorian who died Feb. 20 at the age of 82, Daker rose to fame when a video of a recital at the First United Methodist Church in Peoria went viral right as streaming video took off with YouTube. The video was shot in the early 1990s, and Heather Schopp, a West Peoria native, remembers the first time she saw it — long before it found its way online.
"One of my sisters had recorded it the day
Daily Ledger (Canton, IL)
April 13, 2022
PEORIA — Though he lived a simple life, Jon Daker accidentally became world famous.A lifelong Peorian who died Feb. 20 at the age of 82, Daker rose to fame when a video of a recital at the First United Methodist Church in Peoria went viral right as streaming video took off with YouTube. The video was shot in the early 1990s, and Heather Schopp, a West Peoria native, remembers the first time she saw it — long before it found its way online.
"One of my sisters had recorded it the day
Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
April 10, 2022
PEORIA — Though he lived a simple life, Jon Daker accidentally became world famous.A lifelong Peorian who died Feb. 20 at the age of 82, Daker rose to fame when a video of a recital at the First United Methodist Church in Peoria went viral right as streaming video took off with YouTube. The video was shot in the early 1990s, and Heather Schopp, a West Peoria native, remembers the first time she saw it — long before it found its way online.
"One of my sisters had recorded it the day
Peoria Journal Star, The: Web Edition Articles (IL)
April 4, 2022
PEORIA — Though he lived a simple life, Jon Daker accidentally became world famous.A lifelong Peorian who died Feb. 20 at the age of 82, Daker rose to fame when a video of a recital at the First United Methodist Church in Peoria went viral right as streaming video took off with YouTube. The video was shot in the early 1990s, and Heather Schopp, a West Peoria native, remembers the first time she saw it — long before it found its way online.
"One of my sisters had recorded it the day
Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
January 11, 2011
Wayne Zimmerle and Adam Lonn play a warmup game as John Daker and Billy Sheets watch during a meeting of the Greater Peoria Chess Federation Monday evening. The GPCF meets every Monday at the Laveview Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
October 19, 2004
PEORIA - The fall sky is not merely specks of light but an interrelated tapestry of gods, heroes, animals and mythological creatures.
There are more than two dozen constellations, or stellar groups, visible from Peoria in the fall sky. Many date back to early man, who looked to the night sky, connected dots of light into patterns of stars thought to resemble various mythological characters and animals and created stories about them. They are celestial landmarks. Sailors could find North
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
April 17, 2021
Michael Lee Robinson, Decatur; Krystal LeeAnn Richardson, DecaturJacob Michael Brown, Decatur; Ariel Grace Taylor, Decatur
Tosumbua Amoja Parker, Chicago; Emma Line Patton, Decatur
Aaron Joseph Talbott, Peoria; Alyssa Rose Thunder, Decatur
Juantorio DeWayne Morton, Decatur; Molly Kay Goodman, Decatur
James Bryan Harper, Jr., Macon; Rachel Leanne Carlton, Macon
John Daker Elsesser, Jr. East Peoria; Bridget Ashley Bayless, East Peoria
Brad Wesley
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
April 10, 2021
Juantorio DeWayne Morton, Decatur; Molly Kay Goodman, DecaturJames Bryan Harper, Jr., Macon; Rachel Leanne Carlton, Macon
John Daker Elsesser, Jr. East Peoria; Bridget Ashley Bayless, East Peoria
Brad Wesley McGuire, Decatur; Samantha Johanna Renvick, Decatur
