Four Aurora brothers, Aurora College graduates, pose in a 2019 Aurora University homecoming photo to match the June 1972 Aurora Beacon-News photo. From left, Thomas Harkins, Aurora, Aurora College Class 1970; Kenneth, Montgomery, Class 1974; Edward, Plainfield, Class 1972; and Donald, Downers Grove, Class 1976. The Harkins brothers, Aurora natives, gathered at Aurora University’s Phillips Library October 1 for the photo shoot. At Tom Harkin’s request, 1972 photographer Al Benson returned to take the 2019 version. Benson, Aurora College campus photographer and public relations specialis, 1966-1973, shot the photo of the Harkins brothers for graduation publicity. Benson retired in 2013 as AU media relations director. Al Benson/The Voice
