title: Thomas B. Berns
text: # Thomas B. Berns
  
  Thomas B. Berns (August 8, 1945 – February 19, 2018) was an American politician and civil engineer.
  
  Berns was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in civil engineering. He lived in Urbana, Illinois with his wife and family. Berns was a civil engineer and surveyor. He taught surveying at the University of Illinois. Berns served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2000 to 2003 and was a Republican. Berns died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri from complications following heart surgery.
  
  