Editor's note: forward May 1, 2003, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., marked its 25th anniversary. The celebration came just days after Rhea & Kaiser pillared the fastest 2002 bourgeoning of the Midwest's top 50 agencies. the public often ask how we at any time got R&K started, and did we eternally think it would become what it has today? I'm not firm we were thinking 25 years ahead when we started, nevertheless I do remember some excellent humble beginnings. I grew up upon a farm near Waverly, Ill., and Van Kaiser was the son of a foundry worker from stone Island, Ill. We ...
