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COLLIER, Robert II. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, May 30, 1966). The son of [[COLLIER, James Currie|James Currie COLLIER]] and Susan Adams Collier, Collier retired after forty years with [[ | COLLIER, Robert II. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, May 30, 1966). The son of [[COLLIER, James Currie|James Currie COLLIER]] and Susan Adams Collier, Collier retired after forty years with [[CARADCO]]. He began with the company as a buyer of hardwood and became the assistant treasurer in 1927. In 1932 he was elected a director of the company and served as treasurer from 1945 to 1947 when he was named vice-president. | ||
Among many organizations, he was a member of the [[FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST]], [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]], and the [[DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB]]. He was a director of [[LINWOOD CEMETERY]] and a member of the Dubuque Cultural Commission. | Among many organizations, he was a member of the [[FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST]], [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]], and the [[DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB]]. He was a director of [[LINWOOD CEMETERY]] and a member of the Dubuque Cultural Commission. | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 10 November 2017
COLLIER, Robert II. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, May 30, 1966). The son of James Currie COLLIER and Susan Adams Collier, Collier retired after forty years with CARADCO. He began with the company as a buyer of hardwood and became the assistant treasurer in 1927. In 1932 he was elected a director of the company and served as treasurer from 1945 to 1947 when he was named vice-president.
Among many organizations, he was a member of the FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, and the DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. He was a director of LINWOOD CEMETERY and a member of the Dubuque Cultural Commission.
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"R. H. Collier Dead at 69," The Telegraph-Herald, May 31, 1966, p. 1
