Employed by Davis Mortuary since 2001.

Graduated from Delavan High School in Delavan, Illinois in 1954 and from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinios in 1959 with a degree in Business Administration.

Married Eleanor Howe in 1956.

Active member of Delavan United Methodist Church.

US Army Veteran.

Worked in the banking industry for 45 years and was Executive Director of Tazewell County National Bank in Delavan, Illinois for thirty years.

Duane and his wife live in Delavan, Illinois and have two children and three grandchildren.