Frederick W. Ruckhaber born in Kenosha, WI, in 1949, was graduated from Bradford High School in Kenosha and attended the College of Lake County in IL. He was a highly decorated soldier in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970 where he served in Vietnam and received the Silver Star, Bronze Star V, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
He then served as a police officer for the City of Highland Park from 1970-2000, and subsequently retired in Wautoma, WI, with his wife, Jeanette, and his hunting dog, Millie. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and wonderful husband and father.