Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 53
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/18/1913
City: Aurora, IL
County: Kane, IL
Country: US
Death
Date: 9/8/1980
City: Dearborn, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 9/11/1980
City: Dearborn Heights, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Hedwig Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Loretta M. ?, 7/3/1941; children: Laural A. (Reinhart) and Francis A.(known as Sandy)
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Catholic
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: reporter, editor
Race:
Education:
graduated from East Aurora High School, 1931;
attended Universtiy of Michigan-Detroit; attended night course at Wayne State University
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Albert and Sofia (Ulm) Pilch. Of Polish and Austrian descent. Worked in the welfare commissary during the depression; enrolled in the CCC for 3 years. 1936-40 worked as a reporter in Ilinois and Washington, DC; 1940-50 news editor for the Dearborn Press in Dearborn, MI until 1948 when he join the mayor's staff; 1943-45 served as a GI in the army. 1950-66 Director of Research and Information, city of Dearborn. Served on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, 1977-80. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus.
Notable Facts:
Served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Illinois for 3 years (1933-36).
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Conservation and Recreation , Consumers and Agriculture , Tourist Industry Relations , Towns and Counties
City of Residence: Dearborn
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: County of Wayne (part).
Reason for Leaving Office: Lost Primary
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Towns and Counties; Democratic Vice-Chair of the Committee on Tourist Industry Relations
Committees Served On: Drainage , Labor , Towns and Counties , Tourist Industry Relations
City of Residence: Dearborn
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Drainage; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Towns and Counties; and Tourist Industry Relations
Committees Served On: Labor , Tourist Industry Relations , Towns and Counties
City of Residence: Dearborn
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Parts of the cities of Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Inkster in Wayne County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Vertical File biography form; PolGryd; DetNews 9/9/1980 p.3B; 1980 HJ HCR 867 p.2478
