Passing of Longtime Kane County Forest Preserve Champion

On February 13, 2024 the Kane County Forest Preserve learned of the passing of friend and friend and former colleague, Jon J. Duerr.  

Duerr served various roles at the Forest Preserve District of Kane County over 19 years, first as assistant superintendent, then superintendent, director of field services, and from October 2002 – June 2004, as executive director. The forest preserve in South Elgin is named in his honor. 

​The photo shown in this article was taken at the August 2004 dedication of his namesake preserve.

A visitation will be held at Yurs Funeral Home of St Charles, 405 East Main Street, St Charles, IL from 9:00 am and remembrance service to celebrate Jon’s life will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 2.  Later in May, a celebration of life event will be held at Jon Duerr Forest Preserve.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the following organizations:

St Charles Public Library Foundation 1 S. 6th Avenue St Charles, Il 60174

https://www.scpld.org/about/foundation/

The Conservation Foundation 10 S. 404 Knoch Knolls Road Naperville, IL 60565

https://theconservationfoundation.org/​

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