Biography

05/31/1930 - 01/12/2019

COLAIZZO, Anthony L., a Representative from Washington County; born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pa., May 31, 1930; graduated, Canonsburg High School, 1949; B.S., business administration, Duquesne University, 1955; served, 28th Division, 110th Infantry Regiment, United States Army (1950-1952, Korean War); insurance and real estate broker; income tax practitioner; member, Washington County Redevelopment Authority (1965-1973); member, Washington County Housing Authority (1962-1982); elected, tax collector, Canonsburg Borough (1974-1988); member, Washington County Democratic Committee; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1988; served 4 consecutive terms thereafter; appointed, Select Committee on Land Use and Growth Management (1990); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1998); mayor, Canonsburg (2000, appointed; 2001-2009, elected); owner, Anthony L. Colaizzo Real Estate; died, January 12, 2019 in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania; interred, Saint Patrick Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.