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B.A. Buttz
B.A. Buttz is a retired educator who lives in Decatur, Illinois, a small Midwestern town located in the heartland of central Illinois. He was a junior high school special education...view moreB.A. Buttz is a retired educator who lives in Decatur, Illinois, a small Midwestern town located in the heartland of central Illinois. He was a junior high school special education teacher, elementary school principal, and central administrator for the Decatur Public Schools for thirty-four years. He was a well-known educational consultant and public speaker for twenty years before his retirement in 2009. Mr. Buttz received numerous awards in the State of Illinois Those Who Excel program.
B.A. received his bachelor of science degree in elementary education and special education from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, and his master’s in educational administration from the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.
B.A. is a three-time cancer survivor and nearly died in 2009 after becoming septic due to a double perforation of his colon from undergoing a routine colonoscopy.
As a result of his near-death experience, he decided to share his life in order to assist others who might have difficulty accepting their sexual orientation or who have been emotionally, verbally, or physically abused in any way.
B.A. was married for thirty-three years and has two children, one granddaughter, and another grandchild on the way. He and his partner, Bill, have been together for twenty-five years and fulfill their passion of rescuing dogs. Twenty-eight paws reside in the comfort of Bill and B.A.’s home.view less