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Guy Travaglio

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Guy Travaglio
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
January 3, 1995[1] – November 30, 2004[2]
Preceded byJoseph A. Steighner
Succeeded byBrian L. Ellis
Personal details
Born(1926-07-24)July 24, 1926
Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 2019(2019-09-07) (aged 93)
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Norma Jean Bartoe (d. 1965)
Bonita Ruth
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Military
Years of service1945-1947

Guy A. Travaglio, Jr. (July 24, 1926 – September 7, 2019) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Formative years and family

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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

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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

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Travaglio died in Butler on September 7, 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1995-01-03.
  2. ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
  3. ^ "Guy A. Travaglio, Jr. (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-02-20.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Former state Rep. Guy Travaglio dies". 8 September 2019.
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