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David Crowley (Ohio politician)

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Crowley (left)

David Crowley (March 25, 1937 – January 16, 2011) was a politician from Cincinnati, Ohio who served on the Cincinnati City Council and as Vice-Mayor of the city. Crowley was elected in his first political candidacy in 2001 and was re-elected in 2003. In 2001, he came in seventh place; and in 2003, he finished ninth. (The top nine vote-getters win a seat on council.) In the 2005 city council election, Crowley finished fourth out of 32 candidates, retaining his seat.

Before winning the seat on Cincinnati City Council, Crowley had a career in management of agencies and programs providing social services, community action and capacity building in both domestic and international settings. He received a master's degree in social work from Ohio State University and a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University. He served as executive of a national association representing the elderly.

From 1983 to 1995, Crowley directed international relief and development projects in West Africa, Nepal, Thailand, Romania, Croatia, and Bosnia. He also served as a manager in US Peace Corps in the Caribbean and Cameroon.[1]

Death

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Crowley died of cancer on January 16, 2011, in Cincinnati, aged 73. Formerly married to Kay Gilmore, he remarried, to Sherri Huss, who survived him, as did his five children: Kevin, David, Dennis, Ann and Erin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Former City Council Member, Vice Mayor David Crowley Dies - Cincinnati News Story - WLWT Cincinnati". 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati Enquirer - cincinnati.com". Cincinnati.com.