Background
Behnke, Richard Thomas was born on February 8, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry John and Beatrice Ulma (Choitz) Behnke.
Behnke, Richard Thomas was born on February 8, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry John and Beatrice Ulma (Choitz) Behnke.
Degree, Wright Junior College, 1953.
Tool & die maker Hill Engineering, Villa Park, Illinois, 1953—1971, Chicago, 1971—1978. Owner Behnke Tool & Die, Wheeling, since 1978. President John Hersey High School Booster Club, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1983—1985.
Served with United States Navy, 1956-1958.
Member of Hill Engineering Golf League (Melrose Park, Illinois) (secretary 1967-1968), St. Emily Bowling League (Mount Prospect, Illinois) (president 1961-1962).
Married Arlene Virginia Alberts Behnke, July 13, 1957. Children: Barbara, Tom, Lorraine, Mike, Richard, Amy, Joe, Cathleen, Ray, Jill.