Fox Valley Chapter Founding & Officer History
The Fox Valley Chapter was organized on Veterans Day 1981 at Denny's Restaurant
in Aurora. This page commemorates the founding officers and charter members.
The charter members are listed below the photo of the founding officers. |
Fox Valley Chapter Founding Officers
Left to right, in front: Liptrap, Baird, Hull and in rear: Clark, Ralston, Willson.
Fox Valley Chapter Charter Members
| Name | 1981 Location | Comment | |
| 1 | Gregory W. Anderson | Park Ridge | Current member living in Alburquerque, NM |
| 2 | V. Robert Baird | Elmhurst | Still a chapter officer |
| 3 | Kenneth A. Burt | Aurora | |
| 4 | T. Nathan Clark | Naperville | |
| 5 | Thomas C. Hull, Jr. | St. Charles | |
| 6 | James M. Liptrap | Rochelle | Current member living in Spring, TX |
| 7 | William C. Mitchell | Wheaton | |
| 8 | Leslie P. Overcash | Aurora | |
| 9 | David A. Ralston | Plano | |
| 10 | George W. Weston | Aurora | Now deceased |
| 11 | Richard E. Willson | Ottawa | ILSSAR Librarian in 1981; later moved to Ohio |
| 12 | Byron W. Moore | Lisle | Application pending at founding |
| 13 | William H. Niemann | Lisle | Application pending at founding |
| 14 | Robert A. Pearson | Naperville | Application pending at founding; current member |
| 15 | Douglas Miller | St. Louis, MO | Former CAR President who joined in early 1982 |
History of Fox Valley Chapter Officers
| Year | President | Secretary |
| 1982 | James M Liptrap | V Robert Baird |
| 1983 | David A Ralston | V Robert Baird |
| 1984 | Robert A Pearson | V Robert Baird |
| 1985 | Robert A Pearson | V Robert Baird |
| 1986 | Robert V Morris | V Robert Baird |
| 1987 | Robert V Morris | Irvin E McElhinny |
| 1988 | Robert V Morris | Irvin E McElhinny |
| 1989 | Robert V Morris | Irvin E McElhinny |
| 1990 | Dean L Childs | V Robert Baird |
| 1991 | David C Bailey | Dean L Childs |
| 1992 | David C Bailey | Dean L Childs |
| 1993 | Francis X Zeimetz | Richard G Jones |
| 1994 | Francis X Zeimetz | Robert E Delaney |
| 1995 | Laurence E Seits | Francis X Zeimetz |
| 1996 | Robert E Delaney | Dr. Donald J Farrimond |
| 1997 | Robert E Delaney | Robert E Delaney |
| 1998 | Dr. Donald J Farrimond | Robert E Delaney |
| 1999 | Charles J Sener | Dr. Donald J Farrimond |
| 2000 | Dr. John A Ruskamp, Jr. | Charles J Sener |
| 2001 | Dr. John A Ruskamp, Jr. | Charles J Sener |
| 2002 | John D May | Dr. John A Ruskamp, Jr. |
| 2003 | Donald M Parrish, Jr | Dr. John A Ruskamp, Jr. |
| 2004 | Donald M Parrish, Jr | Dr. John A Ruskamp, Jr. |
| 2005 | Donald M Parrish, Jr | Bruce R Talbot |
| 2006 | Donald M Parrish, Jr | Bruce R Talbot |
| 2007 | Donald M Parrish, Jr | Bruce R Talbot |
| 2008 | Michael R Johnston | Michael J McMeins, Sr |
| 2009 | Michael R Johnston | Michael J McMeins, Sr |
| 2010 | Bruce R Talbot | Michael J McMeins, Sr |
| 2011 | Bruce R Talbot | Michael J McMeins, Sr |
| 2012 | Roderick W Herbig | Mike Campagnolo |
| 2013 | Roderick W Herbig | Mike Campagnolo |
| 2014 | Mike Campagnolo | David Olson |
| 2015 | Mike Campagnolo | Harry Reineke IV |
| 2016 | Mike Campagnolo | Harry Reineke IV |
| 2017 | Harry Reineke IV | Kevin Alcott |
| 2018 | Harry Reineke IV | Kevin Alcott |
| 2019 | Ted Miller | Kevin Alcott |
| 2020 | Ted Miller | Kevin Alcott |
Fox Valley Chapter Memorials
