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BREITBACH, Thomas William. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1924-- ). County treasurer. Breitbach was elected county treasurer in 1974 when he succeeded the retiring [[MEUSER, Leo|Leo MEUSER]]. Although Breitbach recommended the appointment of his first deputy [[STIERMAN, Eric|Eric STIERMAN]] to succeed him, the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors selected former state senator, [[CARR, Robert M.|Robert M. CARR]]. | BREITBACH, Thomas William. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1924--Dubuque, IA, 2011). County treasurer. Breitbach was elected county treasurer in 1974 when he succeeded the retiring [[MEUSER, Leo|Leo MEUSER]]. He had previously served as an insurance agent for Prudential for eighteen years. In addition to his elective office, Breitbach was a board member of the [[DUBUQUE BOYS CLUB]]. He also officiated basketball, baseball, and football games in the tri-state area for many years. He was an inductee as well as a board member of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY BASEBALL HALL OF FAME]]. | ||
Although Breitbach recommended the appointment of his first deputy [[STIERMAN, Eric|Eric STIERMAN]] to succeed him when he retired on June 30, 1988, the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors selected former state senator, [[CARR, Robert M.|Robert M. CARR]]. | |||
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Revision as of 03:51, 11 July 2011
BREITBACH, Thomas William. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1924--Dubuque, IA, 2011). County treasurer. Breitbach was elected county treasurer in 1974 when he succeeded the retiring Leo MEUSER. He had previously served as an insurance agent for Prudential for eighteen years. In addition to his elective office, Breitbach was a board member of the DUBUQUE BOYS CLUB. He also officiated basketball, baseball, and football games in the tri-state area for many years. He was an inductee as well as a board member of the DUBUQUE COUNTY BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.
Although Breitbach recommended the appointment of his first deputy Eric STIERMAN to succeed him when he retired on June 30, 1988, the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors selected former state senator, Robert M. CARR.