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CONLON, Orlin J.
CONLON, Orlin J. (Cuby City, WI--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 12, 1985). The president of CONLON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Orlin Conlon was a member of the Master Buildings of Iowa of which he was elected secretary in 1946. (1) He was also a member of the Associated General Contractors of America. Among the projects with which he was involved was the construction of the new FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE at Locust and 7th in 1962. (2)
In 1960 he was the president of the United Cerebral Palsy of Dubuque when the organization received its charter from the UCP of Iowa. (2) Conlin a member of the President's Club of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, Loras Club of Dubuque, CLARKE COLLEGE Development Council, and the United States Industrial Council.
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Source:
1. Waterloo Courier, February 7, 1946
2. "First National Bank Opens New Building," Telegraph-Herald, June 26, 1952, p. 4
3. "Local Palsy Unit Receives Charter," Telegraph-Herald, March 27, 1960, p. 26
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