Howard Alan Krueger

Howard Alan Krueger, innkeeper, died in a biking accident Saturday, June 14, 2003, in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 51. Mr. Krueger was born in Oak Park, IL, February 2, 1952. He was a member of the class of 1970 at Hinsdale Central High School. He graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, and earned an MBA at the University of Michigan. Mr. Krueger was president of Model Industries, Inc. in Yorkville, Ill., and AMD Industries Inc., in Cicero, Ill. Mr. Krueger was a member of the Union League Club of Chicago, the Hinsdale Golf Club, Young Presidents Organziation, and Union Church of Hinsdale. He served on the board of directors of the Point of Purchase Advertising Institute. In November, 1993, Mr. Krueger and his wife Sally purchased the award-winning Inn at 410 bed & breakfast in Flagstaff, Ariz. Under their stewardship the Inn received numerous awards and recommendations from Fodor's, Frommer's and other travel publications. Arizona Business Magazine ranked the Inn as one of the state's top 10 bed & breakfasts for 1999, 2000 and 2001. At the time of his death, Mr. Krueger was serving his second term on the Tourism Commission of the City of Flagstaff. Formerly, he was the state president of the Arizona Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Mr. Krueger hiked the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim on four occasions. He loved canoeing, hiking, camping and biking. He also enjoyed philosophy and music, and had recently resumed playing the guitar to fulfill a long-time interest. He is survived by Sally, his wife of 22 years; his father, Lou; and stepmother, Bernie, of Saugatuck, Mich.; brother Jim, of Allegan, Mich. and sister Nan Krueger; brother-in-law Mike Stevens; and niece Emma, of Maynard, Mass. He was preceded in death by his mother. Memorial contributions in Mr. Krueger's honor may be made to Hart Prairie of The Nature Conservancy in Flagstaff or the scholarship program of Voyageur Outward Bound School in Ely, Minn.