Background
Westbay, Charles Duane was born on December 8, 1930 in Yates City, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Bond and Beatrice Elizabeth (Bates) Westbay.
Westbay, Charles Duane was born on December 8, 1930 in Yates City, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Bond and Beatrice Elizabeth (Bates) Westbay.
Student, University Illinois, 1949.
With International Harvester Company, Peoria Illinois and Madison, Wisconsin, 1949-1959, zone sales manager, 1951-1956, store manager, 1957-1958, national delegate Dealer Council, 1971-1972. President Westbay Equipment Company, Galesburg, Illinois, 1959-1995. President North America dealer advisory council Versatile Manufacturing Company.
Owner Westbay Leasing Company, Galesburg.
Owner, operator Westbay Farms. Owner Dealer Leasing Seminars.
Chairman Knox County chapter Illinois Future Farmers American Foundation, 1977-1978.
Chairman Knox County chapter Illinois Future Farmers American Foundation, 1977—1978. Member of Illinois Retail Farm Equipment Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Galesburg Pilots Association, Knox County Young Men’s Christian Association, Masons.
Married Bonnie Jean Gravitt, September 30, 1950. Children: Charles Grant, Shirley Jo, Steven Larry, Bette Jean.