Details On Man Who Died After Elmhurst Bar Incident

ELMHURST, IL — Karl Bomba had an identical twin. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was married, and they had a son.

On Saturday, Bomba, 28, of Yorkville, was stabbed in the chest near Spring Inn bar, 552 S. Spring Road, in Elmhurst, police said. He died two days later. Ronald Dunbar, 55, of Lombard, was charged with first-degree murder.

In an obituary posted online Wednesday, Bomba was described as "often the most extroverted person in the room."

"Sometimes this could lead him to trouble or rough spots, but we would do well to remember that the greatest people are not always those who make the fewest mistakes," said the obituary, posted by Nelson Funeral Home.

Bomba grew up in Newark, a Kendall County town of about 1,300 a dozen miles from Yorkville. He was said to be "inseparable" from his twin brother, Kurtis.

"Together, happy days rolled by in innocent mischief. They nurtured an early love of rural life biking freely through the country roads, canoeing down the Fox River, working on farms, and enjoying their parents' gardens and animals," the obituary said.

At Yorkville High School, Bomba enjoyed weightlifting and ran on the cross country team, taking part in the state finals. He met his future wife, Alyssa Rae (Beerup) Bomba, in high school.

After graduating, Bomba joined the U.S. Coast Guard, serving six years and reaching the rank of machinery technician third class.

Upon leaving the Coast Guard, he worked a number of jobs, but found his trade at his father's company, Motive Power Resources, as a locomotive mechanic, the obituary said.

"He loved making others laugh telling stories around a beer and bonfire with friends and family, or on a dock or at the beach, always with country music playing in the background," the obituary said. "He could join a conversation on any topic, from sports to politics, whether mundane or in-depth, yet he could also spend quiet hours reading or focused on a project."

He was also said to enjoy camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, boating, cooking, performing veterans' outreach, and riding his motorcycle or pickup.

The obituary called Bomba's "crowning joy" his son, Brody.