Jerome J. "Jerry" Reppa (April 14, 1925 – October 1, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

East Chicago, Indiana East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census. The city is home of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing ac ...

, he graduated from Catholic Central High School (

Bishop Noll Institute Bishop Noll Institute is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary. History The school opened as Catholic Central High School on September 16, 1921. It was founded by the Sisters ...

) in 1943. Reppa then served in the

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during

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. He then went to

Butler University Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study in six colleges: the Lacy School of Business, College of Communic ...

and received his law degree from the

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. He was a member of the Florida and Indiana bars. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1990 and was a member of the Republican Party. He died in

Munster, Indiana Munster is a suburban town in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is in the Chicago metropolitan area, approximately southeast of the Chicago Loop, and shares municipal boundaries with Hammond to the north, Highland to th ...

. He was a

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1925 births 2014 deaths People from East Chicago, Indiana Butler University alumni University of Miami School of Law alumni Florida lawyers Indiana lawyers Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives People from Munster, Indiana 20th-century American lawyers {{Indiana-politician-stub