Biography

10/25/1913 - 06/07/1998

PEZAK, John, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born in Mayfield, Lackawanna County, Pa., October 25, 1913; attended, Jessup High School; mine laborer; safety engineer, Sheet Metal Aviation; investigator, Pennsylvania State Revenue Department; chief supervisor, historical wills department, Register of Wills office, Philadelphia; director, Bridesburg Federal Credit Union; constable, 23rd Ward Democratic Committee; member, 23rd Ward Democratic Executive Committee; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1964 and served 3 more consecutive terms; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1972, 1974, 1976); died, June 7, 1998 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.