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- Robert "Bob" W. Colborn, 81, of Winnebago, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, at the Freeport Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Mr. Colborn was born April 21, 1925 in Ingraham, the son of Eldon and Pauline (Jones) Colborn. He married Mary Ann Merchant in Lanark on April 1, 1951.
He attended public schools in Flora and was an all-state selection in both football and basketball in the 1940s.
He served in the U.S. Marines from March 1943 to June 1946 and from February 1951 to February, 1952. He attended SIU from 1946 to 1950, earning a B.S. in education, and was a four-year starter in both football and basketball, and received the outstanding athletic award in 1950. He was president of his senior class, a member of SIU Athletic Hall of Fame for football and basketball, and a member of Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. He received his master's degree from SIU in 1960 and had an additional year and half study at NIU. He was a coach and teacher at Lanark, Carbondale, West Frankfort and Murphysboro; coach and dean of students at Sterling High School; administrator at Rock Falls and Ottawa High Schools, and served as superintendent of Winnebago schools for 19 years, retiring in 1991. He then served as an interim administrator for Pecatonica, Eastland,
Stockton and Freeport.
He loved attending his grandchildren's sporting events, and was an avid Chicago Bears fan.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Colborn; five sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Nancy Colborn, Joseph Colborn, John Colborn, Tim and Jana Colborn, and Jeff and Carol Colborn; and grandchildren, Krista, Kyle, Kayla, Hilary, Will, Grant and Clay Colborn.
Preceding him in death were his parents, one son, William Gordon Colborn, and one sister, Margaret Prescott.
Burial was in Winnebago Cemetery.
Memorials were directed to Winnebago School District.
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1925 - 2007 (81 years)
