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John Otto "Jack" Roeser〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UIHistories Project Repository )〕 (1923 – June 13, 2014) was an American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, businessman and more recently a civic leader and candidate for elected office. He was the youngest son of Irene and Otto Roeser. As a boy he designed and built free flight model aircraft winning national championships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Champion News - Obituary for Jack Roeser )〕 Roeser was Chairman and founder of Otto Engineering Inc. in Carpentersville, Illinois, which manufactures electronic control and communication switches for aerospace, medical and industrial uses since 1961. In 2006, Otto had over 500 employees and annual sales of over $79 million. He had received over 50 patents in Electrical, Mechanical, Machinery and Marine products.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕〔 Roeser enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served during World War II as a Corporal in the 1689th Engineer Battalion Combat Engineers in the Pacific Theater. He served in combat with distinction fighting the Japanese in the Philippines, most notably in the Battle of Leyte. He was one of the first U.S. soldiers to set foot on Japan after their surrender to the Allies in 1945. In 1948 he received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois graduating with Pi Tau Sigma honors. In 1996 Roeser was chosen as an Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Illinois.〔() 〕 After graduating from the University of Illinois and before founding Otto Engineering he worked at the Hawthorne Works and started a three other successful businesses which are now owned by other corporations.〔〔 Roeser was a competitive sailor. Of the many trophies his boat ''The Jeannine'' had won the most prestigious is the Chicago-Mackinac Cup awarded in 1988 for winning the 90th running of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.〔() 〕 Roeser lived in Barrington, Illinois, with his wife, Jeannine. ==Civic and political activities== Roeser was the Founder and President of the Family Taxpayers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization . The foundation claims as its primary focus the promotion of school choice as a catalyst for improvement in the public school system and as a vehicle for choices in education that will benefit students and empower parents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Who We Are )〕 Another core tenet of Jack Roeser's political activism was the idea that teachers' unions are inherently corrupt. As Roeser himself stated: "As I’ve stated many times, the teachers union bosses have been a driving force behind making Illinois the most broke state and the most corrupt state, ruining Illinois’ finances and making our state among the worst run in the nation. They are part of the money collecting machine that controls Illinois." Roeser was the publisher of Champion News, an internet news service which also had a Chicago talk radio program broadcast on WIND (AM) 560 AM.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Champion News - About )〕 Roeser challenged incumbent Governor Jim Edgar in the Republican primary in 1994 and lost the election, garnering only 25% of the vote.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our Campaigns - IL Governor- R Primary Race - Mar 15, 1994 )〕 He also served by appointment on Governor Edgar's Education Transition Team and Lamar Alexander's Education 2000 in Illinois.〔 As a conservative activist, Roeser "helped develop the Tea Party movement in Illinois"〔Pearson, Rick (June 13, 2014) - ("Conservative Republican Activist Jack Roeser Dies" ). ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved December 13, 2014.〕 and was a active in the movement. He "was a generous donor to local and national GOP candidates."〔Odonnell, Maureen (June 13, 2014) - ("Jack Roeser, GOP Figure, Major Fundraiser, Has Died" | Early & Often ). ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Retrieved December 13, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Roeser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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