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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | John Celebrezze |
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North Royalton, Ohio , United States |
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March 15, 1948 |
| Died |
Still Living
(76 years) |
| Contributor | None Entered |
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| Info | I was born in Cleveland on March 15, 1948 to Salvatore and Pearl Celebrezze. My Mom and Dad operated a grocery store on East 30th Street prior to my Dad’s tour of duty in the Army. After the war, my Dad began his fifty year career as a carpenter, eventually being joined by my brother, Vince.
In the early sixty’s my folks moved to Richfield where I graduated from Revere High School in 1966. Working for Richfield Trailer Sales, I managed to work myself through college. I graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1970 with a Bachelors Degree in Education.
Nancy and I were married in 1971 and embarked on our life careers as teachers. Nancy taught second grade in northwest Ohio for 31 years and capped off her career at St. Thomas More School in Brooklyn, still in the second grade!
I taught at the junior high level for the first ten years of my career doing my student teaching at Brecksville Junior High School. During the course of my career I continued my graduate studies at Bowling Green and the University of Toledo, eventually achieving my Masters and Specialist Degrees in education.
I saw many changes in my thirty year career in public education. The Ohio collective bargaining law came into play in the early eighties, which piqued my interest in negotiations. I served as a contract negotiator for my teacher’s union and later the board of education.
In 1988, I lost my brother to cancer. By then my brother was a police officer who died at age 48. It was then I began to think about our family’s tradition of public service. My uncle, Anthony J. Celebrezze, rose to great fame as Cleveland’s Mayor, President Kennedy’s Health, Education and Welfare Secretary, and a federal judge, but I simply knew him as “Uncle Tony.” It was Uncle Tony who advised me to get a law degree and pursue public service, regardless of how old I might be.
In 2000 I retired from my position as school business manager and returned to Richfield and Medina to take care of my aged parents. It was at that time (age 54) that I finally took my Uncle’s advice and went to law school. I graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School on September 24, 2005.
From my humble beginnings as the grandson of Italian immigrants, I learned the value of
a good education. Today Nancy and I, along with our son Luke, a social worker, continue to recognize the need for educational opportunities for all. Like those who went before me, I am dedicated to good government and putting people first. With your support, I will continue my family's tradition of public service.
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