Sam Halloin | |
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Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
In office 1979–1995 | |
Preceded by | Michael Monfils |
Succeeded by | Paul Jadin |
Personal details | |
Born | Lincoln,Kewaunee County,Wisconsin | March 20,1923
Died | January 11,2013 89) | (aged
Spouse | Isabelle Mastriocola (1949–2010) |
Samuel J. Halloin (March 20,1923 - January 11,2013) [1] was an American politician who served as the mayor of Green Bay,Wisconsin from 1979 to 1995. [2] [3] Halloin,who served for four consecutive terms,is the second longest-serving Mayor of Green Bay in history. [2]
Halloin was born on March 20,1923,to Louis Joseph and Laura Halloin in Lincoln,Wisconsin. [2] [4] Halloin attended,but never finished college,which he described as his one major regret. [3]
Halloin served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a participant in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. [2] He married Isabelle Mastriocola on June 18,1949.
He was elected to the Green Bay City Council for the first time in 1962. [2] He served for eight terms as an alderman and supervisor representing Green Bay's west side. [2]
Halloin served as the city's mayor for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995. During his tenure,Halloin obtained funding for the construction of a new Walnut Street Bridge,which crosses the Fox River. [3] Halloin helped to upgrade Lambeau Field,the home stadium of the Green Bay Packers,and acquired land for the present-day riverwalk along the Fox River. [3]
He declined to seek re-election in 1995 and retired from office after four-consecutive,four-year terms. [2] He was succeeded by Paul Jadin. [2]
Sam Halloin died on January 11,2013,at the age of 89. [2] His wife,Isabelle,died in 2010. [3]
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