Biography
A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 6, 1934. Graduated from Parma Schaaf High School, Parma, Ohio, 1952. B. S. , University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. , 1956. LL. B. , University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. , 1957. Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1957. Lawyer, private practice. United States Army, 1957. Served as city councilman, Parma, Ohio, 1960-1966. Member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 1967-1969. Member of the Ohio state senate, 1969-1975. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1983). Unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982. Resumed the practice of law. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ohio senate in 1984. Elected to the Parma, Ohio, school board, 1985-1986. Member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 1987-1997. Died on October 13, 2023. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio.