- Gene Damschroder
Infobox State Representative
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name = Gene Damschroder
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state_house = Ohio
district = 86th
term_start = 1973
term_end = 1983
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birth_date = Birth date|1922|1|14
birth_place =Sandusky County, Ohio
death_date = Death date and age|2008|6|8|1922|1|14
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party = Republican Party
spouse = Lulu (Hufford) Damschroder
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residence = Fremont,Ohio
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occupation = Charter pilot, Flight instructor
religion = Lutheran
footnotes = [cite news |title=Eugene 'Gene' E. Damschroder |url=http://thenews-messenger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080610/OBITUARIES/806100308 |work=The News-Messenger |date=June 10 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-24]
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allegiance = United States of America
branch =U.S. Navy
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unit =Eugene E. "Gene" Damschroder (
January 14 1922 –June 8 2008 ) was an American politician and aviator. He was member of theOhio House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. He was a member of the Republican Party.Damschroder flew seaplanes for the
U.S. Navy duringWorld War II .cite news |last=Troy |first=Tom |title=Damschroder enters fray; former politician tries to reclaim District 81 seat |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080121/NEWS09/801210329 |work=The Toledo Blade |date=January 21 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08]Damschroder was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1972, representing Fremont in the 86th District from 1973 to 1983. [cite news |title=Democrats Control Ohio House By Margin Of 58 to 41 |work=The Journal Tribune |date=
November 10 1972 |pages= |quote=Gene Damschroder, R, Fremont, elected 86.] cite news |title=Ohio plane crash kills 6 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/08/plane.crash/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=June 8 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08]Damschroder tried to regain his seat, now the 81st District, in Republican primary elections in 2002 and 2008.
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June 8 ,2008 , Damschroder was killed when thesingle engine Cessna aircraft he was flying crashed with five other persons on board. [cite news |title=Ohio plane crash kills 6, including ex-legislator |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iv1YXgRc_JuC50GZ7oqT1tcBGF0QD9166UM00 |publisher=Associated Press |date=June 8 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08]References
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