Burns, Robert Joseph

1905 - 1929  (24 years)

• Name	Burns, Robert Joseph
  Birth	15 Sep 1905	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  1920 Census	1920	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  Ed 124 page 4B
  At 275 Walnut St.; Listed livi ng with parents age 14
  Occupation	Bef 22 Nov 1929
  Medical School Student
  Medical School Student
  Obituary	23 Nov 1929
  Freeport Journal Standard
  See Image Robert Joseph Burns, oldest son of Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Burns, 809 South LIb erty Ave., passed away at five o'clock this morning at the family residen ce following an illness extending over a year, death being caused by acu te dilatation of the heart. The death of Robert Burns is attended with unu sual sadness. Ambitious, studious, unafraid of work, Robert was in sig ht of a goal - the degree of doctor of medicine - towards which he had be en laboring when through over-exertion he was stricken with heart disea se while at work in Yellowstone Park. The high altitude played it's pa rt in aggravating the strained heart. He had but one more year to comple te his studies. Instead, because of his illness, he was forced to beco me a patient, trying to recuperat his health. He knew his symptoms and tal ked them over calmly with his father realizing all to well the seriousne ss of them.Robert Joseph Burns was born September the fifteenth, 1905 in this city. A fter attending St. Mary's school and graduating from Freeport High scho ol he entered the University of Illinois, completing the pre medical educa tion as an honor student. He contined as a medical student of the Universi ty of Illinois at Chicago and had his health permitted, would have graduat ed in medicine with the class of 1928. He was a member of the Omega Be ta Pi and Alpha Kappa Kappa, a medical fraternity. He is survived by his p arents; three sisters, Mary C. Burns R.N.; Marjorie Burns of this city, a nd Sister M. Robertine of Sinsinawa Mound; two brothers Edward M and Jo hn Burns, Freeport.
  	Burns, Robert Joseph Obituary
  Marriage Status	Never Married
  Death	23 Nov 1929	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  	Cause: Heart Disease - Aged 24 Years
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  		Burns, Robert J. Calvary Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I34714	1FamilyTree | HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Burns, Dr. Robert J.,   b. 30 Jan 1871, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA d. 14 Sep 1943, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Cox, Mary,   b. 17 May 1877, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Mar 1960, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F7157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart