Obituary of Richard A. Gronquist

Richard A. "Rich" Gronquist Entered into Eternal Life on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at the age of 76 years. Richard was born on March 31, 1935 in Aurora, IL the son of Edward and Catherine (nee Cooley). Richard was educated in the West Aurora schools and received his B.S. degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. He was a member of Sigma Delta Chi - Professional Journalistic Fraternity. He served with the United States Air Force as an information services specialist and spent 18 months in the Philippines. His professional career in public relations included William Eisner and Associates, Image Management, Zigman, Joseph, Stephenson and Public Relations Services. His music interests were at the University of Illinois, and the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee. After retirement, he followed his passion for duplicate bridge and won second place at a sectional master category. ? Richard will be dearly missed by his wife, Joan (nee Ernst); sons, David and Paul; sisters, Ruthanne Shipman of IL and Janet Pfaff of GA; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Robert Edwin Gronquist. ? The Mass of Christian Burial for Richard will be held on Monday, August 15, at 11:00 a.m. at St. William Catholic Church, 440 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. The Reverend Curt Frederick will be presiding. The visitation will be on Sunday, August 14, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. ??In lieu of flowers, memorials in Richard's name are appreciated to The American Heart Association.