Phyllis T. Kernick
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
1975 – January 7, 1980[1]
Preceded byRobert F. Burkhardt
Succeeded byAlbert Rasco
Personal details
Born(1924-12-14)December 14, 1924[2]
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedJanuary 21, 2009(2009-01-21) (aged 84)[3]
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam Kernick

Phyllis T. Kernick (December 14, 1924 – January 21, 2009) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[4][5]

Formative years and family

Born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania on December 14, 1924, Kernick graduated from Penn Hills High School and the two-year business program of the Robert Morris School of Business (now Robert Morris University).[6]

She then pursued further studies at Duquesne University, Point Park College (now Point Park University), and the University of Pittsburgh's Institute of Local Government.[7]

She and her husband, William Kernick, had six children between 1947 and 1960.[8]

Career

Employed as a secretary with the international law firm of Reed Smith, she was elected as auditor for the Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority in 1964,[9] and was then elected as treasurer of Penn Hills Township, serving in that capacity from 1969 to 1976. During her early career, she had also served as a member of the Allegheny Regional Planning Council and the Governor's Justice Commission.[10]

Elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1974 term, she was subsequently reelected in 1976 and 1978.[11]

Following her resignation from the Pennsylvania House on January 7, 1980, she was elected as mayor of Penn Hills Township. She served in that capacity from 1980 to 1984. Roughly a decade later, she was elected to the Penn Hills Township Council, and served on that leadership body from 1994 to 1998.[12]

Death and interment

Kernick died from congestive heart failure at the age of eighty-four on January 21, 2009 in Penn Hills Township, and was interred at the Plum Creek Cemetery in Plum, Pennsylvania.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ↑ The Pennsylvania Manual - Google Books. 1977. Retrieved 2013-06-13 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Obituary: Phyllis Kernick / Political firebrand from Penn Hills - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. ↑ Cox, Harold. "House Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  5. ↑ "Phyllis T. Kernick" (biography), in "Archives." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, retrieved online May 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Obituary: Phyllis Kernick / Political firebrand from Penn Hills - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Phyllis T. Kernick" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  8. ↑ "Obituary: Phyllis Kernick / Political firebrand from Penn Hills - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  9. ↑ "Obituary: Phyllis Kernick / Political firebrand from Penn Hills - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  10. ↑ "Phyllis T. Kernick" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  11. ↑ "Phyllis T. Kernick" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  12. ↑ "Phyllis T. Kernick" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  13. ↑ "Phyllis T. Kernick" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  14. ↑ "Obituary: Phyllis Kernick / Political firebrand from Penn Hills - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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