EX-24 13 l87012aex24.txt EXHIBIT 24 1 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 14, 2001 /s/ Rick L. Arquilla ----------------------------- Rick L. Arquilla 2 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 17, 2001 /s/ James H. Devlin ----------------------------- James H. Devlin 3 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 15, 2001 /s/ Charles H. Erhart, Jr. ----------------------------- Charles H. Erhart, Jr. 4 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 12, 2001 /s/ Thomas C. Hutton ----------------------------- Thomas C. Hutton 5 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 13, 2001 /s/ Walter L. Krebs ----------------------------- Walter L. Krebs 6 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 16, 2001 /s/ Sandra E. Laney ----------------------------- Sandra E. Laney 7 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 13, 2001 /s/ Spencer S. Lee ----------------------------- Spencer S. Lee 8 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 12, 2001 /s/ Kevin J. McNamara ----------------------------- Kevin J. McNamara 9 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 13, 2001 /s/ John M. Mount ----------------------------- John M. Mount 10 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 14, 2001 /s/ Donald E. Saunders ----------------------------- Donald E. Saunders 11 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 13, 2001 /s/ Paul C. Voet ----------------------------- Paul C. Voet 12 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints EDWARD L. HUTTON, KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such attorneys-in-fact is appointed with full power to act without the other. Dated: March 13, 2001 /s/ George J. Walsh III ----------------------------- George J. Walsh III