Jump to content

R. Bruce Waddell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 06:42, 21 December 2020 (→‎Notes: add category). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Robert Bruce Waddell (November 27, 1914 – July 31, 1979) was an American politician.

Waddell was born in Dolton, Illinois. He went to the Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois, Thornton Community College, and University of Illinois. Waddell served in the United States Military during World War II as a medical corpsman and medical administrative officer. Waddell lived with his wife and children in West Dundee, Illinois and was the president of the Taskmaster Equipment Company. Waddell was involved with the Republican. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1969 until his death in 1979. Waddell died from a heart attack while cutting wood at Island Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin while he was on vacation with his wife in Wisconsin.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1977-1978,' Biographical Sketch of R. Bruce Waddell, pg. 133
  2. ^ 'Lawmaker Waddell dies,' The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), August 2, 1979, pg. A-8