Robert William Warburton

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Professor Warburton was one of my first college professors at College of Dupage - and also Provost at that time. In first year english / rhetoric I had to work to bring my skills up, but at the end of the year he told me that I had talent and that with a bit more work could be a great writer. He spent many hours working with me - he did not need to do that. He was a dedicated thoughtful and talented teacher. Much of my success in science and business and life is partly due to the...

Robert was a great friend and colleague at College of DuPage. He was a man of great knowledge and wisdom. He was a guide to me as I pursued graduate school at NIU and later shared his knowledge and love of the Christian faith with me as I studied for the diaconate in the Episcopal Church. Bob's quiet ways and concern for others were admired by so many of us. I will miss him.

A gentle man and gentleman, Bob was my treasured older colleague at College of DuPage where his wisdom, kindness and scholarship enriched my early years of teaching, like Chaucer’s fabled character: gladly would he teach and gladly learn. He lived a long and rich life, and I was proud to know him.

Lovely person. I've known Bob since he hired me in 1970. I cherish our times together. He was a warm friend and a man of true integrity. Our love to the family.