Craig Burroughs Obituary

Burroughs, Craig Edward 69, of Chicago, IL. Craig worked for the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad in Chicago, and earned an MBA in Transportation and Finance from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He then devoted most of his professional life to trying to rescue and promote various short line railroads in the Midwest and South. In recent years, he became a consultant on larger scale projects including a proposed railroad link between Asia and Alaska at the Bering Strait. As Chairman and CEO of Northern Inter-Continental Enterprises, he was promoting the idea of connecting the Alaska Railroad with other North American rail lines. Following his passion for college football Craig spent time each fall as a sportswriter covering Division III college football games for Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette in his column the Red Zone. By 2010, Craig had seen 1,177 games in person and had seen all 788 four-year college football teams north of Rio Grande. Craig was preceded in death by his parents, Cliff and Mary Burroughs; his brother, Capt. Paul Burroughs, USAF; his nephew, Benjamin Burroughs; his niece, Caitlin Burroughs; and his sister-in-law, Patsy (Johnson) Burroughs. Craig is survived by his wife Sandra of Chicago; sons: Blair (Kate); Bryce; Blake; sisters: Vicki (Robert) Bixler; Linda (Douglas) Rabbitt; brothers Kent; Lcdr. Bruce Burroughs, USN, Ret., (Cdr. Wendy Burroughs, USNR, Ret.); Neil (Debra); Brian (Tammie); Sister-in-law Lynn Bachmann, Brother-in-law Michael (Tracey) Bachmann; grandson: Maxwell Burroughs; step-granddaughter Nala Johnson and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11 am Monday, November 7, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, 319 East Traer St., Greene, IA 50636. Visitation will be Sunday, November 6, from 4 - 8 pm at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Green 519 North 1st Street Greene, IA 50636-9752. (641) 823-4457. www.donhansen.com for full biography.