David William Beno

Background

Beno, David William was born on September 10, 1931 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Joseph and Ruth Evelyn (Witbro) Beno.

Education

Student, Illinois College, 1954-1955; Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1957; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1964; postgraduate, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1969-1971.

Career

Bacteriologist III, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, 1962-1963; research microbiologist, Naval Medical Research Unit #4, Great Lakes Naval Base, Illinois, 1963-1974; biologist, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago, 1975-1979; environmental protection specialist, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, 1979-1991; retired, 1991. Instructor Lake County Junior College, Grayslake, Illinois, 1976-1977. Environmental consultant Integrated Lakes Management, Waukegan, Illinois, since 1990.

Achievements

• Avocations: Civil War history, military history, coin collecting, reading, gardening. M C.

Membership

Vice president Wildwood (Illinois) Park District, 1978-1984. Treasurer Wildwood Improvement Association, 1970-1978. Umpire Wildwood Little League, 1975-1981.

Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1948-1991. Member American Society for Microbiology, Association Military Surgeons of the United States, New York Academy of Sciences, Retired Officers Association (charter member), The Civil War Trust (charter member), The Civil War Society (charter member), Lions (president Gagewood club 1974).

Interests

• Avocations: Civil War history, military history, coin collecting, reading, gardening.

Connections

Married Elmarie Alden Welsch, January 30, 1957 (divorced July 1984). Children: Deborah, David, Steven. Married Peggy LaVerne Knapp, August 17, 1985.

Father:

William Joseph Beno

Mother:

Ruth Evelyn (Witbro) Beno

Spouse:

Peggy LaVerne Knapp

Spouse:

Elmarie Alden Welsch

child:

Deborah Beno

child:

Steven Beno

child:

David Beno