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Monday, March 27, 2017Ream died at home on March 22, 2017 with family at his side. Bob was born August 2, 1936, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the second of three children to Howard and Eunice Ream. He grew up outside Milwaukee on a farm owned by his maternal grandparents, where he helped raise chickens, can vegetables for the winter, and chase pheasants from the corn rows. Bob and his siblings, Lois and Dave, spent most of their summers with their grandma at the cabin, or “shack,” on nearby Lake DeNoon, hosting scores of family and friends on weekends. Refrigeration at the lake was a wooden chest icebox on the back porch, which the kids filled by hauling 60-80 pound ice blocks from the general store on their coaster wagon.Bob attended one- and two-room schoolhouses through the 7th grade. His dad transferred to the USDA office in Washington D.C. in 1949, where Bob’s new high school had over 1,000 students per grade. After Bob finished 9th grade, his dad took a job with what later became USAID in Bangkok, Thailand, then a sleepy town with lots of canals and few cars. The family lived in a beautiful old Thai house overlooking a canal that served as a primary thoroughfare of commerce. Bob and his brother Dave enjoyed a...
Monday, February 27, 2017Aquinas High School in 1958. He joined the Army that summer and was stationed in El Paso for six months, and remained in the Army Reserves for six years. Upon returning from Texas, Rich attended Milwaukee School of Engineering which led to a 32 year career at IBM. On Feb. 24, 1962 he married Eileen (Marco). They had two children, Rebecca (Becky) Huse and Robert (Bob) Brown.Rich was a man of many talents. He loved to fish, hunt, golf, ride motorcycle, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, play racquetball and cards. He passed his passion for these activities on to his children and grandchildren. During his years at IBM, Rich traveled to many interesting places; among them were Italy, Germany, England, Switzerland and Japan. He enjoyed the people and experiences immensely. After retiring at a young age, Rich and Eileen enjoyed living on Agate Lake in northern Minnesota in the summer and on the golf course in Pharr, Texas during the winter. Rich became a golf smith, served in leadership positions in his golf communities and the Lions Club, worked as a consultant for Magnum Machining, became a wine connoisseur and maker, and developed into a fine wood carver.Rich was a member of Christ the King Church in Byron, had a deep faith in God and was thankful for all that he was given, especially his family and friends.Rich is survived by his wife of 55 years, Eileen; his daughter, Rebecca of Byron; his son, Robert (Teresa) of Byron; his granddaughter, Danielle (Tony Bellac...
Monday, February 27, 2017Show ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideDemocratic candidate for governor Ed Garvey applauds as he approaches the podium to concede the election to Tommy Thompson on Nov. 3, 1998.(Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files)Ed Garvey never gave up.The nationally known labor attorney battled pro football owners, ran for public office and carried on a tradition as a proud Wisconsin progressive. There were losses along the way, but like his political idol "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr., Garvey kept moving forward."Ed was a guy who really believed in certain principles," said Garvey's former law partner Glenn Stoddard. "I think his philosophy wasn't about the short term. It was about the longer term. Sometimes you lose but you come back."Garvey died early Wednesday at a Verona nursing home where he had been living for the last two weeks. He was 76. He had been battling Parkinson's disease, which led to his retirement in 2013.The news of Garvey's death was first reported by Dave Zweifel, a longtime Garvey friend and editor emeritus of The Capital Times."I have known Ed Garvey for many years," said state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. "He has exhibited courage throughout...
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Monday, March 27, 2017Ream died at home on March 22, 2017 with family at his side. Bob was born August 2, 1936, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the second of three children to Howard and Eunice Ream. He grew up outside Milwaukee on a farm owned by his maternal grandparents, where he helped raise chickens, can vegetables for the winter, and chase pheasants from the corn rows. Bob and his siblings, Lois and Dave, spent most of their summers with their grandma at the cabin, or “shack,” on nearby Lake DeNoon, hosting scores of family and friends on weekends. Refrigeration at the lake was a wooden chest icebox on the back porch, which the kids filled by hauling 60-80 pound ice blocks from the general store on their coaster wagon.Bob attended one- and two-room schoolhouses through the 7th grade. His dad transferred to the USDA office in Washington D.C. in 1949, where Bob’s new high school had over 1,000 students per grade. After Bob finished 9th grade, his dad took a job with what later became USAID in Bangkok, Thailand, then a sleepy town with lots of canals and few cars. The family lived in a beautiful old Thai house overlooking a canal that served as a primary thoroughfare of commerce. Bob and his brother Dave enjoyed a...
Monday, February 27, 2017Aquinas High School in 1958. He joined the Army that summer and was stationed in El Paso for six months, and remained in the Army Reserves for six years. Upon returning from Texas, Rich attended Milwaukee School of Engineering which led to a 32 year career at IBM. On Feb. 24, 1962 he married Eileen (Marco). They had two children, Rebecca (Becky) Huse and Robert (Bob) Brown.Rich was a man of many talents. He loved to fish, hunt, golf, ride motorcycle, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, play racquetball and cards. He passed his passion for these activities on to his children and grandchildren. During his years at IBM, Rich traveled to many interesting places; among them were Italy, Germany, England, Switzerland and Japan. He enjoyed the people and experiences immensely. After retiring at a young age, Rich and Eileen enjoyed living on Agate Lake in northern Minnesota in the summer and on the golf course in Pharr, Texas during the winter. Rich became a golf smith, served in leadership positions in his golf communities and the Lions Club, worked as a consultant for Magnum Machining, became a wine connoisseur and maker, and developed into a fine wood carver.Rich was a member of Christ the King Church in Byron, had a deep faith in God and was thankful for all that he was given, especially his family and friends.Rich is survived by his wife of 55 years, Eileen; his daughter, Rebecca of Byron; his son, Robert (Teresa) of Byron; his granddaughter, Danielle (Tony Bellac...
Monday, February 27, 2017Show ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideDemocratic candidate for governor Ed Garvey applauds as he approaches the podium to concede the election to Tommy Thompson on Nov. 3, 1998.(Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files)Ed Garvey never gave up.The nationally known labor attorney battled pro football owners, ran for public office and carried on a tradition as a proud Wisconsin progressive. There were losses along the way, but like his political idol "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr., Garvey kept moving forward."Ed was a guy who really believed in certain principles," said Garvey's former law partner Glenn Stoddard. "I think his philosophy wasn't about the short term. It was about the longer term. Sometimes you lose but you come back."Garvey died early Wednesday at a Verona nursing home where he had been living for the last two weeks. He was 76. He had been battling Parkinson's disease, which led to his retirement in 2013.The news of Garvey's death was first reported by Dave Zweifel, a longtime Garvey friend and editor emeritus of The Capital Times."I have known Ed Garvey for many years," said state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. "He has exhibited courage throughout...
