Stan Burruss

Personal Information: 

· Name when in high school yearbook:   Lowell Stanton Burruss

· High school nickname:   Stan

· Legal name today (if different):  

· What do people call you now? :   Stan (the Man)

· Address (please provide at least a city and state):   11679 Wagon Lane, Roscoe, Illinois 61073

· Email contact:    burruss@usa.net

· Phone number (if you want):   815-289-1950

Current life situation (retired working, volunteering, etc.):  

Retired, volunteering at our church, Hope Evangelical Free Church, Roscoe

Family history (spouse, children, dogs, etc.) :  

Still happily married to Dorene (Bailey) since 1968; Two daughters, Melissa  and Shannon; two granddaughters; and our 12 year old chocolate lab: Russell Stover.

Current hobbies and interests:   

Church; Flying radio control aircraft; Sailing; and Shooting

Claims to fame (books, awards, etc):   

Have yet to be discovered. Designed things that should not have been built (LOL)

Anything else you want to share:  

Worked in industrial mechanical design (majoring in stamping die design) from 1965 until retiring in 2010

Sometimes it is difficult to be a Detroit (everything) sport fan over here in northern Illinois but most of the time it is okay: Go Detroit (Red Wings, Tigers; and even the Lions and Pistons)! And of course: GO STATE!

Education, Military Service or Training  After ELHS:    

Graduated from Ferris State University, 1965;

Michigan Army National Guard

Work History (dates, company name, location, title/job function):   

· VanDenBerg Design Engineering, Lansing, Michigan: 1965-1969 (Tool Designer)

· Aluminum Extrusions Inc., Charlotte, Michigan: 1969-1974 (Tool Designer)

· Omni Systems, Vernon, Alabama: 1974-1977 (Product Designer, System Manager)

· Hayes-Albion, Bryan, Ohio: 1977-1982 (Tool Designer, Manufacturing Engineer)

· Warner Electric Brake and Clutch, Roscoe, Illinois: 1982-1992 (Tool Designer, Manufacturing Engineer)

· Rockford Tool and Die, Rockford, Illinois: 1992-2010 (Sr. Tool Designer)