Gerald J. Spitz | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 162nd |
Term Start: | 1977 |
Term End: | 1984 |
Predecessor: | Patrick B. Gillespie |
Successor: | Ronald C. Raymond |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1941 |
Birth Place: | Ridley Park, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Ridley Park High School; Pennsylvania Military College; Dickinson School of Law |
Occupation: | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration |
Spouse: | Pamela |
Gerald Joseph Spitz (June 23, 1941 – December 5, 2013) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 162nd district from 1977 to 1984.[1] [2]
Spitz was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania and attended Ridley Park High School. He received a B.A. from Pennsylvania Military College in 1963 and a J.D. from Dickinson Law School in 1966.
He served as 1st lieutenant in the 101st airborne in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969 during the Vietnam War.[3]
Spitz served as Deputy District Attorney and as Special Prosecutor for Delaware County.[4]
He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 162nd district and served from 1977 to 1984.[5] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1985.[3]
He worked as an Administrative Law Judge for the United States Social Security Administration.[4]
Spitz died on December 5, 2013, of sarcoidosis. He was 72.[6]
He is interred at the Edgewood Memorial Park in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.[7]