Guy Travaglio
Guy Travaglio | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995[1] – November 30, 2004[2] | |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Steighner |
| Succeeded by | Brian L. Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1926 Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 2019 (aged 93) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Jean Bartoe (d. 1965) Bonita Ruth |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Military |
| Years of service | 1945-1947 |
Guy A. Travaglio, Jr. (July 24, 1926 – September 7, 2019) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Formative years and family
[edit]Travaglio graduated from Butler Area High School in 1945.[3] He served in the U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan from 1945 to 1947.[4] Travaglio then attended Slippery Rock College and Butler Business School.[4]
Following college, he worked the office supply business from 1952 to 1958.
Travaglio married Norma Jean Bartoe in 1947 and the couple had five children before she was killed in a 1965 car accident.[4] He later married Bonita Ruth Ross and they had one child. As of 2004, Travaglio had thirteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.[4]
Career
[edit]Throughout his life, Travaglio was part owner of several business ventures, including Mr. Q's Record Shop from 1958 to 1962, a car wash from 1967 to 1976, and the Record Rack from 1968 to 1970.[4]
Travaglio served on the Butler City Council from 1966 to 1970.[4] He was also involved in Butler-area radio stations as an on-air personality, management, and part owner.[4] He retired as general manager of WISR in 1993.[4]
He was first elected to represent the 11th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1994. He retired prior to the 2004 elections.
Death
[edit]Travaglio died in Butler on September 7, 2019.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1995-01-03.
- ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
- ^ "Guy A. Travaglio, Jr. (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-02-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "BIOGRAPHY". Official Pennsylvania Democratic Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004.
- ^ "Former state Rep. Guy Travaglio dies". 8 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Guy A. Travaglio, Jr. (Democrat) at the Wayback Machine (archived April 19, 2000) official PA House profile (archived)
- Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Guy Travaglio at the Wayback Machine (archive index) official Party website (archived)
- Pennsylvania city council members
- Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- 1926 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Ambridge, Pennsylvania
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania
- Businesspeople from Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University alumni
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
- 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly