Senator Warren J. Kruck View All Years

WARREN J. “BUD” KRUCK

Warren J. “Bud” Kruck was born on June 10, 1921, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Albert and Zita Plunkett Kruck. He passed away on June 7, 2005, at the age of 83. He is survived by a son Steve and his wife, Connie, of Boone; two daughters, Karen DeVore and her husband, Jim, of Knoxville, and Deb Harris and her husband, Al, of Boone; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Kruck graduated from Boone High School in 1939 and attended Boone Junior College. He served in the United States Navy as a pilot for 10 years. He was a veteran of World War II and received the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and other awards.

Kruck married Kathryn Ann Smith in Boone on November 10, 1946. In the early 1950s, he returned to Boone where he joined his father in business at Kruck Plumbing and Heating Company. He owned and operated this business until his retirement.

Kruck was active in his community, serving on numerous boards and commissions including the YMCA-YWCA, the Boone Industrial Development Commission, the Boone County Civil Defense, the Boone Golf and Country Club, and the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the National Association of Mechanical Contractors.

Kruck was a Boone County Democrat. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1964, representing Boone and Greene counties. He served one term in the Iowa Senate from 1965 to 1968 during the 61st and 62nd General Assemblies.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable Warren J. “Bud” Kruck, the State has lost an honored citizen and 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.

DARYL BEALL

JERRY BEHN

HERMAN C. QUIRMBACH

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