William F. Passannante

William F. Passannante
William F. Passannante
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 61st district
	In office; January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1990
Preceded by	Elizabeth Connelly
Succeeded by	Deborah J. Glick
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 64th district
	In office; January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1982
Preceded by	Peter A. A. Berle
Succeeded by	Richard N. Gottfried
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 63rd district
	In office; January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1972
Preceded by	Joseph J. Dowd
Succeeded by	Anthony G. DiFalco
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 69th district
	In office; January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1966
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Daniel M. Kelly
Member of the New York State Assembly from New York's 1st district
	In office; January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1965
Preceded by	Maude E. Ten Eyck
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	February 10, 1920; New York City, New York
Died	December 15, 1996 (aged 76); Manhattan, New York
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	New York University (BS); Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

William F. Passannante (February 10, 1920 – December 15, 1996) was an American politician and attorney who served in the New York State Assembly from 1955 to 1990.^[1]

Early life and education

Passannante was born and raised in Greenwich Village. He was the baptismal godson of Tammany Hall boss Carmine De Sapio.^[2] After attending public schools, Passannante earned a Bachelor of Science from New York University in 1940. He served in the United States Army during World War II and later earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.^[3]

Career

From 1949 to 1953, Passannante served as an assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 1954, he served as Legislative Counsel to the President of the New York City Council. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1954, and served until his retirement in 1990.^[4]

Death

He died of pancreatic cancer on December 15, 1996, in Manhattan, New York City, New York at age 76.^[4]

Passannante is the namesake of the William F. Passannante Ballfield in Greenwich Village.^[3]^[5]

References

^ Linda Greenhouse (1976-08-29). "Former Lobbyist In 'Village' Race". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ Soffer, Jonathan M. (2010). Ed Koch and the rebuilding of New York City. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-231-52090-4. OCLC 750192934.
^ ^a ^b "William F. Passannante Ballfield : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
^ ^a ^b "William F. Passannante, 76, Greenwich Village Legislator". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1996-12-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
^ Offenhartz, Jake; Oct 7 (2022-10-07). "'Utter takeover': Pickleball invasion prompts turf war in West Village". Gothamist. Retrieved 2022-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] Linda Greenhouse (1976-08-29). "Former Lobbyist In 'Village' Race". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.

[2] Soffer, Jonathan M. (2010). Ed Koch and the rebuilding of New York City. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-231-52090-4. OCLC 750192934.

[:1-3] "William F. Passannante Ballfield : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.

[:0-4] "William F. Passannante, 76, Greenwich Village Legislator". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1996-12-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-27.

[5] Offenhartz, Jake; Oct 7 (2022-10-07). "'Utter takeover': Pickleball invasion prompts turf war in West Village". Gothamist. Retrieved 2022-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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