Biography
A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pa. , March 30, 1929. Attended the public schools. Graduated, Pittston Township High School, 1946. Served in the United States Army, 1951-1953. B. S. , Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. , 1971. Member, Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1971-1980. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Daniel J. Flood, (April 9, 1980-January 3, 1981). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980. Elected to the Pennsylvania State senate in 1982 and reelected in 1986. Died on April 24, 2014, in Pittston, Pa. Interment at St. Rocco's Cemetery, Pittston Township, Pa.
