Background
Sommer, Richard Bernard was born on February 22, 1940 in Waterloo, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph A. and Octavia C. (Haberl) Sommer.
Sommer, Richard Bernard was born on February 22, 1940 in Waterloo, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph A. and Octavia C. (Haberl) Sommer.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Nebraska, Omaha, 1971. Postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1978. Postgraduate, University Delaware, 1987.
Enlisted, United States Air Force, 1959; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1968; aviation cadet, United States Air Force, 1959-1960; navigator, bombardier, United States Air Force, 1960-1965; fighter pilot, United States Air Force, 1965-1983; training pilot, United States Air Force, 1967-1968; instructor gunnery school, United States Air Force, 1969-1970; retired, United States Air Force, 1983; lab analyst, Monsanto Company, Sauget Village, Illinois, 1965-1967; assistant cashier, trust officer, First National Bank, Columbia, Illinois, 1971-1975; trust officer, Southern Illinois Bank, Fairview Hieghts, Illinois, 1976-1978; vice president, senior trust officer, The Bank of Edwardsville, Illinois, since 1979.
Member Illinois Bankers Association Trust School, Chicago (board directors since 1985), Rotary.
Married Jane B. Beasley, July 14, 1960. Children: Gregory J., Joan C. Masters, Gary W.