Bill Aswad
Bill Aswad | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-6-1 district | |
| In office 1995–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William N. Aswad January 15, 1922 Binghamton, New York, US |
| Died | August 13, 2015 (aged 93) Shelburne, Vermont |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marjorie G. Aswad (d. 1998) |
| Residence | Burlington, Vermont |
| Alma mater | Clarkson University |
| Profession | Engineer |
William N. Aswad (January 15, 1922 – August 13, 2015) was an American politician who was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He was an engineer by profession and manager of manufacturing engineering.[1]
Aswad was born in Binghamton, New York, in 1922. He attended Clarkson University and Union College, graduating the former with a major in chemical engineering in 1946. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Corps of Engineers, attaining the rank of major.[2] A former city councillor in his hometown of Burlington, was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1995, at the age of 72, and served until his defeat by Joanna E. Cole, a fellow Democrat, in 2012.[3] During his time in the House, he served on the House Transportation Committee.[4] In 2012, he was honored in the House with a resolution on his 90th birthday.[5]
Aswad was a member of United Way and served on the Chittenden County Regional Planning Association, the Vermont Association for Development and Planning, Vermont Health Foundation, and as a president of the New England Association of Regional Councils. He died in Shelburne, Vermont, on August 13, 2015, after a brief illness.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Header". Vermont-elections.org. 1956-02-07. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "William Aswad's Biography – Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. 1922-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "William Aswad". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "Rep. Bill Aswad: like the battery bunny, he's still going strong at 89 | vt.Buzz". Blogs.burlingtonfreepress.com. 2011-01-18. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "HCR 239" (PDF). www.leg.state.vt.us. 2012.
- ^ "Former VT legislator Bill Aswad dies". Burlingtonfreepress.com. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- 1922 births
- 2015 deaths
- Politicians from Binghamton, New York
- Politicians from Burlington, Vermont
- Clarkson University alumni
- Union College (New York) alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
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- 20th-century American engineers
- 20th-century Vermont politicians
- 21st-century Vermont politicians
- Engineers from New York (state)
- Engineers from Vermont
- United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- United States Army officers