Chris McClure's Classification Talk
Posted by Bill Hoff
on Oct 23, 2014
Returning to our club after a 30 year hiatus, recently inducted Chris McClure gave his updated classification talk. Working as a CPA for the past 34 years he is partnered in the firm McClure, Inserra & Co., Chtd and located in Arlington Heights. Started in 1980 this full service CPA firm performs a lot of audits, trust and estate services as well as normal tax, accounting and QuickBooks found in most CPA firms. The firm has also been performing peer reviews of other CPA firms since 1990.
Chris was born and raised in Peoria and cited the town’s notoriety of the Illinois River, Bradley Braves Basketball, World Headquarters of Caterpillar Tractor Co. and Emo’s Diary Mart (operated by his Uncle Emo). He did a lot of water skiing on the Illinois River. Upon graduating from Illinois State University he passed the CPA exam in August, 1978. He married Dawn in December, 1979 and has a son Jonathan, two daughters Molly and Katie. Kathie, a missionary currently on a sabbatical, has a two month old and is currently living with him and Dawn.
Chris has been participating in the Angel Tree program and serving at the prison in Pontiac, Illinois. Dawn runs the Angel Tree program through their church. Not quite monthly, Chris goes to prison and participates in this voluntary 48 week program to help prisoners adjust to life outside the prison after their release. Chris goes with a group of nine other volunteers and tries to develop a dialog with individual prisoners during his 4 1/2 hour visit on Saturdays. Chris related many observations of what life is like for prisoners inside the big house.
Written by
Bill Hoff