"I first knew Bob when we umpired baseball together but later through our association in the Knights of Columbus. To say he was a stickler for detail would probably be putting it mildly but you always knew exactly where Bob stood on things and he always would pitch in to help people. That is evident thoughout his life of service. I am certain he will be missed by famly and friends and I am sure he will be welcome home with the Lord."
In loving memory of
Robert "Bob" Thomas Dupuis
January 28, 1934 - November 25, 2013
Mr. Robert Thomas Dupuis, 79, of Burlington died at 10:45 a.m. Monday, November 25, 2013, at Great River Medical Center.
Born January 28, 1934 in Burlington, he was the son of Philip J. and Leah B. Wiedemeier Dupuis. On July 25, 1959 he married Carol Elizabeth Stolze in Burlington.
Mr. Dupuis was a graduate of Burlington Catholic school and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict serving at the rank of staff sergeant.
Mr. Dupuis was a computer systems coordinator at J.I. Case Co. for 32 years. In his retirement he worked for 22 years at Lunning Chapel as a funeral assistant/ambassador.
Mr. Dupuis was a lifelong member of SS John and Paul Catholic Church where he served as an usher for 40 years and a Eucharistic minister for 22 years. He was a Knights of Columbus - 4th Degree, received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America, was a scout master of Boy Scout Troop #95 sponsored by Asbury United Methodist Church for 15 years, and was also a high school baseball umpire.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Carol Dupuis of Burlington; one son, Philip (Julie) Dupuis of Fairfield, California; two grandsons, Jason Allen Keller of St. Louis, Missouri and John Alexander Dupuis of Salt Lake City, Utah; and one great granddaughter, Kylie Pearl Dupuis.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials have been established for SS John and Paul Catholic Church and St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.
Tributes
"the Officers of Council 568 wish to take this opportunity to express our condolences on the passing of our brother Knight Bob. We all start life in a watery tomb, unknowingly headed for a birth tunnel and to a life of breathing air, and water no more. We hauntingly move toward another tunnel ,a "birth" into a much better "world". As Christians, we know that Christ entered that tunnel through death and came back to His followers to reassure us where that tunnel leads. Be not afraid, I go before you always, come follow me. For I go to prepare a place for you. Carol, may your faith, friends and family bring you peace and comfort. C. Keith Howard, Financial Secretary "