Berwanger, Jay b. March 19, 1914 d. June 26, 2002 University of Chicago All-American football player. He was the first recipient of the Heisman Trophy, first player chosen during the first National Football League draft, and the only Heisman recipient to ever tackle a future president of the United States. Gerald Ford still has a scar to prove it. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa, where in high school he excelled at wrestling and track, as well as football. He enrolled at the University of Chicago after graduation due mainly to a desire for an...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Plot: Section G9
Childs, Robert Andrew b. March 22, 1845 d. December 19, 1915 US Congressman. Originally a farmer, he joined the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War and served in the 15th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. After the war, he graduated from Illinois State Normal University, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872. Settling in Hinsdale, Illinois, he opened a law practice, was a member of the village board of trustees, and served as president of the school board. In 1893, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Ripley, Edward Payson b. October 30, 1845 d. February 4, 1920 Business Magnate. First President of the reorganized Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1895. The plaque on the door of the mausoleum bears the quote, "This is the sunset glow. The shadows will soon begin to lengthen. But if I have died to win the approbation of my contemporaries and to be of benefit to those with whom I have been associated, I can look with complacency on the signs of the closing day and so to my rest content." (Speech made by E.P. Ripley on his 70th birthday.) (Bio by: David M. Habben) Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
b. March 19, 1914 d. June 26, 2002