Guy Kratzer Explained

Guy M. Kratzer
State Senate:	Pennsylvania
District:	16th
Term Start:	January 4, 1983
Term End:	November 30, 1986
Predecessor:	Henry Messinger
Successor:	Roy Afflerbach
Birth Date:	10 March 1941
Birth Place:	Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:	Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Guy M. Kratzer (March 10, 1941 – September 30, 2013) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1983 to 1986.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Guy M. Kratzer was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to Guy and Kathryn Miller Kratzer. He graduated from William Allen High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1959. He received a B.S. from Muhlenberg College in Allentown in 1963, a B.D. from Evangelical School of Theology in Myerstown, Pennsylvania in 1967, a ThM from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey in 1968, and a M.A. from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1973.^[3]

Career

Kratzer served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1983 to 1986. In 1984, he crashed his car in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was arrested for driving under the influence.^[4]

Death

Kratzer died in Allentown, Pennsylvania on September 30, 2013.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cox . Harold . Senate Members "K" . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
2. Legislative Directory. Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate. Senate Legislative Directory. 1985. Senate of Pennsylvania.. 0148-0073. 2014-11-17.
3. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Guy M Kratzer Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 10 October 2019.
4. Web site: Clark . John . KRATZER SAYS HE'S GETTING HELP FOR PROBLEMS . www.mcall.com . 10 October 2019.
5. Web site: Guy Kratzer Obituary: View Guy Kratzer's Obituary by Morning Call. legacy.com. 2014-11-17.