Joseph F. Bellante Jr. (December 6, 1932 – April 28, 2011) was an American educator and politician.

Biography

Bellante was born on December 6, 1932, in Villa San Giovanni, Italy. He traveled to America by ship when he was only 6 years of age for his family to seek a better life. He graduated from Lincoln High School in

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before graduating from the

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. During the

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, he served in the

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. Bellante was an elementary school teacher. In 1967, Bellante served in the

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and was a Republican from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From 1980 to 1996, Bellante served on the

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Town Board. Then from 1996 until his death in 2011, Bellante served on the

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Board of Supervisors. Bellante died suddenly on April 28, 2011, leaving behind his son Joe Bellante III and his grandson Joseph Bellante IV.'' Wisconsin Blue Book 1968'', Biographical sketch of Joseph F. Bellante Jr. p. 50

References

1932 births 2011 deaths People from Reggio Calabria Italian emigrants to the United States Educators from Wisconsin Politicians from Milwaukee People from Norway, Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army personnel of the Korean War University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni United States Army soldiers 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature People from Villa San Giovanni {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1930s-stub