Lavern "Vern" Pyles, Jr. (May 17, 1919 – June 20, 2013) was a Republican member of the

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. Born in Washington, D.C., he worked as a cable slicer for AT&T and then went to

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where he received his degree in civil engineering. He served in the

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during

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and then served in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. After his retirement from the United States Navy in 1967, he worked as a civil engineer in Pennsylvania before retiring in 1982. He died in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.LaVern Pyles. Jr.-obituary
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