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Guy M. Kratzer
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 4, 1983 – November 30, 1986
Preceded byHenry Messinger
Succeeded byRoy Afflerbach
Personal details
Born(1941-03-10)March 10, 1941
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2013(2013-09-30) (aged 72)
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]

References

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