Robert I. Bennett
1928 – 2021
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Robert Irving Bennett was born in Barrington on August 28th, 1928, to the late Francis & Hattie Horn Bennett.
Bennett spent most of his life in Barrington, and graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1951. He was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served in Korea until 1953.
Bennett married Joy Lindberg on June 26, 1954, and they raised their two children in Barrington.
Bennett was involved in Church activities in Barrington and McHenry, where he volunteered at Northwestern Hospital for nine years. All who knew Bob remembered him as a gentleman and he always greeted them with a warm smile.
Robert Bennett passed away peacefully on October 4th, 2021, and is buried with his wife at Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
