Senator John Leonard Buren View All Years

JOHN L. BUREN

John L. Buren was born June 10, 1913, at Leland, Iowa. He passed away May 4, 1991, at the age of 77 years.

Mr. Buren attended Leland public schools and attended Columbia, now Loras, College in Dubuque for two years. He married Thora M. Berg of Scarville in 1933 and they were the parents of a daughter, Kathleen Ann Buren Bries of Denver, Colorado and a son, John Paul Buren of Mason City, Iowa, and grandparents to five grandchildren.

Senator Buren was elected to the Iowa Senate in November, 1964, and served a four year term representing Winnebago and Hancock counties in the Sixty-First and Sixty-Second General Assemblies.

Mr. Buren was in the grocery business in Leland for eighteen years; the auto and machinery business in Lake Mills for three years dealing in Kaiser, Frazer, International Harvester, Oliver and Massey Harris; five years as a Ford Dealer in Forest City and six years employed at Forest City Eymann Implement Company. He was a farm owner with two years in the hog and cattle business as well as two years in the insurance business. He served two years in the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Mr. Buren served in a variety of public capacities including Democratic County Chairman for six years, six years on the Leland school board, six years on the Leland City Council, and five years on the Winnebago County Conservation Board. He helped organize the Iowans for Tax Relief and was on the state board of directors for the group. Other interests included Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever organizations.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable John L. Buren, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate by this Resolution, expresses its appreciation of his service to the State and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to the members of his family.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

BERL E. PRIEBE, Chair

RAY TAYLOR

MERLIN BARTZ

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