Biography

10/01/1935 - 10/04/2012

SHANE, William Rodger, a Representative from Indiana County; born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., October 1, 1935; A.B., Harvard College, 1957; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1961; served, United States Military (1957); university administrator; teacher; attorney; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1970; served 2 more consecutive terms; appointed, Select Committee to Investigate the State Water Plan (1974); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1976); appointed, Pennsylvania Utilities Commission (1985-1990, 2005-2006; chair, 1987-1990; 2005-2006); gubernatorial appointee, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Authority (1987-1990); elected, council, Indiana Borough (1998-2002); appointed, commissioner, Indiana County (2002-2005); died, October 4, 2012 in Pennsylvania.