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EICHMAN, Robert L.
EICHMAN, Robert L. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 22, 1927--Dubuque, IA, July 15, 2022) The son of Martin and Louetta (nee Kaufman) Eichman, Robert attended St. Paul Lutheran School, JEFFERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, and DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. He met his wife of 71 years, Damaris Brauer, at a church social event in 1949, and they were married at St. Paul’s on March 19, 1951.
After working at A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY following graduation, Bob began working with his father in the electrical business started in the family garage on Washington Street, EICHMAN ELECTRIC, INC. With his brother Bill, Bob became a journeyman electrician, and in 1961, following the death of their father, Bob and Bill assumed ownership of the Eichman Electric Company in Dubuque, and served many industrial, commercial, and residential clients throughout eastern Iowa and western Illinois until they closed in 1986.
Following retirement, Bob pursued his passions, including Scouting, the outdoors, photography, and Dubuque history. Bob worked with scouts for many years at St. Paul Troop 48, and in 1990 received the Lamb Award, the highest scouting honor given by the Lutheran Church.
In 1998, Bob became a tour guide for the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and later for the Trolleys of Dubuque and continued that work until he was 91. In 2014 he was awarded the Hospitality Leadership Award from the Dubuque Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. He was an avid photographer throughout his life, with a special fondness for the landscapes, textures, and colors of Dubuque and the surrounding countryside. He won multiple awards for his photographs at the Dubuque County Fair, including best-of-show, and created note cards from his photos and sold them at the NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM.
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Obituaries, Dubuque Today, Online