Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 63
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 7/23/1941
City: Dearborn, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/27/2014
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Marital Information:
married Betty; children: Gino, jr., Laura and Rita
Number of Children: 3
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Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
BA Wayne State University;
graduated from Fordson High School
Biographical Sketch:
Appointed chief of the Dearborn Fire Department at 34, the youngest chief in the city's history, and served for 22 years, retiring in 1996.
Installed Dearborn's Early-Warning System and oversaw the city's first Hazardous Materials program.
Appointed in 1988 to serve on the Community Right to Know Commission for hazardous materials.
President, Michigan State Fire Chiefs Association, 1987-88.
Member and past president of the Dearborn Goodfellows, Italian American Fraternal Club, Dearborn Pioneers Club, the Fordson Varsity Alumni Club and the American Legion Post 364.
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Committees Served On: Education , Insurance , Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security
City of Residence: Dearborn
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Wayne County (part) Dearborn city (part) [see map in Manual p.267]
That portion of the city which lies south, west of a line beginning at the city limits of Detroit and Wyoming St., north on Wyoming St. to Blesser Ave., west on Blesser Ave. to Schaefer Hwy., north on Schaefer Hwy. to Tireman Ave. (the city limits of Detroit).
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security
Committees Served On: Education , Government Operations , Insurance , Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security
City of Residence: Dearborn
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Wayne County (part) Dearborn city (part) [see map in Manual p.249] That portion of the city which lies south, west of a line beginning at the city limits of Detroit and Wyoming St., north on Wyoming St. to Blesser Ave., west on Blesser Ave. to Schaefer Hwy., north on Schaefer Hwy. to Tireman Ave. (the city limits of Detroit).
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security
Committees Served On: Family and Children's Services , Senior Health, Security and Retirement , Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security
City of Residence: Dearborn
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Wayne County (part) Dearborn city (part) [see map in Manual p.244] That portion of the city which lies south, west of a line beginning at the city limits of Detroit and Wyoming St., north on Wyoming St. to Blesser Ave., west on Blesser Ave. to Schaefer Hwy., north on Schaefer Hwy. to Tireman Ave. (the city limits of Detroit)
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Capitol2009 p.52
