Jerome James "Jerry" Reppa (April 14, 1925 – October 1, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, he graduated from Catholic Central High School (

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) in 1943. Reppa then served in the

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during

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. He then went to

Butler University Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study within six colleges in the arts, business, communic ...

and received his law degree from the

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. He was a member of the Florida and Indiana bars. He served in the

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from 1972 to 1990 and was a member of the Republican Party. He died in

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. He was a

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1925 births 2014 deaths People from East Chicago, Indiana Butler University alumni University of Miami School of Law alumni Florida lawyers Indiana lawyers Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives People from Munster, Indiana 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly {{Indiana-politician-stub