▁E . ▁Les lie ▁Con k ling ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 – Se ptember ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁and ▁educ ator . ▁ ▁Con k ling ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁High ▁School . ▁Con k ling ▁received ▁his ▁associate ▁degree ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁teachers ▁education ▁from ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁and ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign . ▁Con k ling ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University ▁and ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch ▁University . ▁Con k ling ▁lived ▁in ▁K empt on , ▁Illinois ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁principal , ▁coach , ▁and ▁teacher ▁at ▁K empt on - C ab ery ▁and ▁Tr - Point ▁School ▁District . ▁Con k ling ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁K empt on ▁Village ▁Council . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Con k ling ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁Con k ling ▁died ▁at ▁Heritage ▁Health ▁Senior ▁Care ▁in ▁D w ight , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ford