Biography

01/06/1917 - 04/04/1997

Chester County (1975-1982), Chester and Montgomery Counties (1983-1992)

VROON, Peter R., a Representative from Chester and Montgomery Counties; born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mi., January 6, 1917; B.S., accounting and economics, New York University School of Commerce, 1952; served, United States Navy (1943-1946, World War II); tax accountant, General Foods; controller, rail-car manufacturer, Passaic, NJ; president, National Analysis; president, Cardone Automotive Parts; board supervisor, Tredyffrin Township; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1975 term and served 8 consecutive terms thereafter; appointed, board, Public School Employees’ Retirement System (1987-1990); appointed, chair, Select Committee to Study Business Activities of Nonprofits (1987-1988); not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1993 term; member, Republican State Committee (1992-1996); died, April 4, 1997 in Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania; interred, Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania.