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FROMMELT, Cyril P.
FROMMELT, Cyril P. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 19, 1981). Chairman of the board, FROMMELT INDUSTRIES INC. Frommelt, a member of the Archdiocesan Administrative Council, served on the board of regents of LORAS COLLEGE and the board of directors of AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK and the DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.
It was Frommelt's invention of a welding shield and other safety devices that led to the development of the Frommelt Safety Division. He ran for a position on the Dubuque City Council in 1959. (1)
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1. "Council Field Completed," Telegraph-Herald, October 6, 1959, p. 1
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