Robert was born to Cecil and Mary Dugan Sutton. On Feb. 17, 1985, he married Jill Humes Tilton in Macomb. He previously was married to Alice Trimmer of Macomb. They survive.
He is also survived by his children, Christopher (Debra) Sutton, Rebecca Sutton and Abigail (John) Wondrasek; his stepchildren, Angela (Russell) Thorton and Michelle (Jerry) Bannan; and grandchildren, Zachary and Andrew Sutton, Anna, Jonathan and Kate Wondrasek, Kellie and D.J. Thorton, Jimi, Steven, Michelle and Nicole Comstock and Zoe and Max Brannan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and stepdaughter, Cassandra Comstock.
Dr. Sutton earned his PhD in history at the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree from Juniata College and his master's degree from the College of William and Mary.
He served in the United States Marine Corps.
He was a faculty member of Western Illinois University from 1970 until his retirement in 2004. He taught previously at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Christopher Newport College and the College of William and Mary. At Western, he taught history of the Jefferson-Jackson era and American legal history.
He was the UPI Local 4100 grievance officer, director of the Center for Icarian Studies and served as the director of Local and Regional Collections for Western Illinois University Libraries. He received numerous faculty excellence and professional achievement awards, and served on the board of directors for Western's LIFE (Learning Is Forever) program.
A prolific scholar, Dr. Sutton authored 13 books, including the award-winning "Rivers, Railways, and Roads: A History of Henderson County, Illinois." His book "Revolution to Secession: Constitution Making in the Old Dominions" was nominated for the Merle Curti Award in American Intellectual History. He also co-authored and co-narrated the 12-episode documentary "Illinois Historic Panorama."
He was recognized as a leading authority on both communal societies in the United States and the history of Illinois. In 1993, he was recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research from the WIU College of Arts and Sciences.
He served on the historic markers committee of the Illinois State Historical Society and the board of directors for the National Communal Studies Association. He also served as a manuscript reviewer for the Oxford University Press and University of Chicago Press. In 1998, he received the Donald E. Pitzer Distinguished Service Award from the Communal Studies Association.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 2/18/2009
He is also survived by his children, Christopher (Debra) Sutton, Rebecca Sutton and Abigail (John) Wondrasek; his stepchildren, Angela (Russell) Thorton and Michelle (Jerry) Bannan; and grandchildren, Zachary and Andrew Sutton, Anna, Jonathan and Kate Wondrasek, Kellie and D.J. Thorton, Jimi, Steven, Michelle and Nicole Comstock and Zoe and Max Brannan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and stepdaughter, Cassandra Comstock.
Dr. Sutton earned his PhD in history at the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree from Juniata College and his master's degree from the College of William and Mary.
He served in the United States Marine Corps.
He was a faculty member of Western Illinois University from 1970 until his retirement in 2004. He taught previously at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Christopher Newport College and the College of William and Mary. At Western, he taught history of the Jefferson-Jackson era and American legal history.
He was the UPI Local 4100 grievance officer, director of the Center for Icarian Studies and served as the director of Local and Regional Collections for Western Illinois University Libraries. He received numerous faculty excellence and professional achievement awards, and served on the board of directors for Western's LIFE (Learning Is Forever) program.
A prolific scholar, Dr. Sutton authored 13 books, including the award-winning "Rivers, Railways, and Roads: A History of Henderson County, Illinois." His book "Revolution to Secession: Constitution Making in the Old Dominions" was nominated for the Merle Curti Award in American Intellectual History. He also co-authored and co-narrated the 12-episode documentary "Illinois Historic Panorama."
He was recognized as a leading authority on both communal societies in the United States and the history of Illinois. In 1993, he was recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research from the WIU College of Arts and Sciences.
He served on the historic markers committee of the Illinois State Historical Society and the board of directors for the National Communal Studies Association. He also served as a manuscript reviewer for the Oxford University Press and University of Chicago Press. In 1998, he received the Donald E. Pitzer Distinguished Service Award from the Communal Studies Association.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 2/18/2009
Robert was born to Cecil and Mary Dugan Sutton. On Feb. 17, 1985, he married Jill Humes Tilton in Macomb. He previously was married to Alice Trimmer of Macomb. They survive.
He is also survived by his children, Christopher (Debra) Sutton, Rebecca Sutton and Abigail (John) Wondrasek; his stepchildren, Angela (Russell) Thorton and Michelle (Jerry) Bannan; and grandchildren, Zachary and Andrew Sutton, Anna, Jonathan and Kate Wondrasek, Kellie and D.J. Thorton, Jimi, Steven, Michelle and Nicole Comstock and Zoe and Max Brannan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and stepdaughter, Cassandra Comstock.
Dr. Sutton earned his PhD in history at the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree from Juniata College and his master's degree from the College of William and Mary.
He served in the United States Marine Corps.
He was a faculty member of Western Illinois University from 1970 until his retirement in 2004. He taught previously at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Christopher Newport College and the College of William and Mary. At Western, he taught history of the Jefferson-Jackson era and American legal history.
He was the UPI Local 4100 grievance officer, director of the Center for Icarian Studies and served as the director of Local and Regional Collections for Western Illinois University Libraries. He received numerous faculty excellence and professional achievement awards, and served on the board of directors for Western's LIFE (Learning Is Forever) program.
A prolific scholar, Dr. Sutton authored 13 books, including the award-winning "Rivers, Railways, and Roads: A History of Henderson County, Illinois." His book "Revolution to Secession: Constitution Making in the Old Dominions" was nominated for the Merle Curti Award in American Intellectual History. He also co-authored and co-narrated the 12-episode documentary "Illinois Historic Panorama."
He was recognized as a leading authority on both communal societies in the United States and the history of Illinois. In 1993, he was recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research from the WIU College of Arts and Sciences.
He served on the historic markers committee of the Illinois State Historical Society and the board of directors for the National Communal Studies Association. He also served as a manuscript reviewer for the Oxford University Press and University of Chicago Press. In 1998, he received the Donald E. Pitzer Distinguished Service Award from the Communal Studies Association.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 2/18/2009
He is also survived by his children, Christopher (Debra) Sutton, Rebecca Sutton and Abigail (John) Wondrasek; his stepchildren, Angela (Russell) Thorton and Michelle (Jerry) Bannan; and grandchildren, Zachary and Andrew Sutton, Anna, Jonathan and Kate Wondrasek, Kellie and D.J. Thorton, Jimi, Steven, Michelle and Nicole Comstock and Zoe and Max Brannan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and stepdaughter, Cassandra Comstock.
Dr. Sutton earned his PhD in history at the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree from Juniata College and his master's degree from the College of William and Mary.
He served in the United States Marine Corps.
He was a faculty member of Western Illinois University from 1970 until his retirement in 2004. He taught previously at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Christopher Newport College and the College of William and Mary. At Western, he taught history of the Jefferson-Jackson era and American legal history.
He was the UPI Local 4100 grievance officer, director of the Center for Icarian Studies and served as the director of Local and Regional Collections for Western Illinois University Libraries. He received numerous faculty excellence and professional achievement awards, and served on the board of directors for Western's LIFE (Learning Is Forever) program.
A prolific scholar, Dr. Sutton authored 13 books, including the award-winning "Rivers, Railways, and Roads: A History of Henderson County, Illinois." His book "Revolution to Secession: Constitution Making in the Old Dominions" was nominated for the Merle Curti Award in American Intellectual History. He also co-authored and co-narrated the 12-episode documentary "Illinois Historic Panorama."
He was recognized as a leading authority on both communal societies in the United States and the history of Illinois. In 1993, he was recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research from the WIU College of Arts and Sciences.
He served on the historic markers committee of the Illinois State Historical Society and the board of directors for the National Communal Studies Association. He also served as a manuscript reviewer for the Oxford University Press and University of Chicago Press. In 1998, he received the Donald E. Pitzer Distinguished Service Award from the Communal Studies Association.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 2/18/2009
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