Education
Student, Kansas City Junior College student, Kansas State College.
Student, Kansas City Junior College student, Kansas State College.
Retired district sales manager, Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
representative, State of Illinois, 1967-1974;
senator, State of Illinois, since 1975. Assistant senate minority leader, 1979, senate minority leader, 1981-1993, senate president, since 1993. Chairman DuPage County Republican Control Committee.
Committeeman Addison Township Precinct 52. Past Junior National Republican Committeeman.
Past director National Foundation March of Dimes. Past general chairman Elmhurst March of Dimes. Special events chairman DuPage Heart Association.
Member DuPage Memorial Hospital Century Club. Director Ray Graham Association Handicapped Children. Member bd.sponsors Easter Seal Treatment Center.
Active Lombard Young Men’s Christian Association. Board directors Danada Sculpture Garden. With United States Marine Corps, 1950-1953.
Member American Legion, Illinois Young Representatives (past president), DuPage County Young Republican Federation (past chairman), DuPage County Marine Corps League (life), DuPage Industrial and Manufacturing Association (past director), Suburban Business Management Council (past vice president), Military Order Devil Dogs, Gocery Management and Sales Executive Club Chicago, Executive Club DuPage County, Shriners, Elks, Masons, Order of DeMolay (life), Moose.
Married; 4 children.
