Representative Lester L. Kluever View All Years

LESTER L. KLUEVER

Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Lester L. Kluever begs leave to submit the following Memorial:

Lester L. Kluever was born February 29, 1920 on a farm near Atlantic, Iowa. He married Gwyn Hughes of Sac City and they had two sons and two daughters.

A graduate of Atlantic High School, he received a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Iowa in 1947 and a J.D. from the University of Iowa Law School in 1950.

An Air Force Captain from 1941-1946, and a prisoner of war for two years in Germany, Lester L. Kluever was Cass County Attorney from 1953-1957.

Mr. Kluever had a thriving law practice in Atlantic and belonged to a number of organizations, including: Young Republicans, of which he was Chairman; Cass County, Southwest Iowa, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Judicature Society; First United Presbyterian Church; Masonic Orders; Shrine; Elks; Rotary; American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; was a life member of both the State Historical Society and the State University of Iowa Alumni Association; was active in the Chamber of Commerce; Farm Bureau; Soil Conservation District Association; Game Conservation Club; Caterpillar Club and was past president and board member of the Atlantic YMCA.

A Republican, Mr. Kluever represented Cass County during the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, Sixtieth Extra, Sixty-first, Sixty-second and Sixty- third General Assemblies.

Lester L. Kluever died February 18, 1991. He is survived by his sons, Chris of Billings, Montana and Dan of Statesboro, Georgia; his daughters, Lora Leonard of Jacksonville, Florida and Jerri Harding of Morton, Illinois; two brothers, two sisters and four grandchildren.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly of Iowa, That in the passing of the Honorable Lester L. Kluever, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this Resolution would express its appreciation of his service.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

DICK WEIDMAN

WILLIAM H. HARBOR

JOAN L. HESTER

Committee